Mushroom tinga

Robert Gonzal
Robert Gonzal @robert
Vancouver BC

The inspiration for this dish came about while rewatching Netflix's the Final Table. If you've never seen it, stream it now. It's a glorious hour of food porn, as well as a nice change from the petty rivalries you see in a lot of other competitive cooking shows (seriously, Netflix, when are you gonna drop season 2?). Anyway, in one episode, Taco King Esdras Ochoa made a variation on tinga using artichoke instead of the traditional chicken. It got me curious -- what exactly is tinga? After surfing the 'net a bit for more info, I decided to give it a go myself, except with mushrooms (I guessed they'd be a good substitute for meat). Once done, I piled the tinga onto some freshly steamed rice and topped the lot with a nice, runny egg. I don't know how authentic the end result was (not very, I'm guessing), but regardless it was totally delicious. And in the end, that's what matters.

Mushroom tinga

The inspiration for this dish came about while rewatching Netflix's the Final Table. If you've never seen it, stream it now. It's a glorious hour of food porn, as well as a nice change from the petty rivalries you see in a lot of other competitive cooking shows (seriously, Netflix, when are you gonna drop season 2?). Anyway, in one episode, Taco King Esdras Ochoa made a variation on tinga using artichoke instead of the traditional chicken. It got me curious -- what exactly is tinga? After surfing the 'net a bit for more info, I decided to give it a go myself, except with mushrooms (I guessed they'd be a good substitute for meat). Once done, I piled the tinga onto some freshly steamed rice and topped the lot with a nice, runny egg. I don't know how authentic the end result was (not very, I'm guessing), but regardless it was totally delicious. And in the end, that's what matters.

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Ingredients

35 minutes
  1. 2medium onions, very thinly sliced
  2. 3 clovesgarlic, very thinly sliced
  3. 250 gwhite button mushrooms, very thinly sliced
  4. 3 tbsptomato paste
  5. 1 tbspgarlic powder
  6. 1/2 tbspsmoky paprika
  7. 1/2 tbspdried oregano
  8. 1/2 tbspground chipotle
  9. 2Roma tomatoes, chopped into 1/2 cm cubes
  10. 1 cupchicken stock
  11. 1bay leaf

Cooking Instructions

35 minutes
  1. 1

    Throw the onions and garlic into a medium pan with about a cup of water and a good pinch of salt. Turn the heat up to medium and let cook until the water boils off. Add a splash of veg oil and keep frying until the onions are softened and lightly browned. This will take about 15 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the mushrooms and continue frying for 2 to 3 minutes until they're softened and start to meld into the onions.

  3. 3

    Stir in the tomato paste. Cook another 3 to 4 minutes to reduce and deepen the tomato flavour.

  4. 4

    Combine the spices in a small bowl with a pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper. Add the spice blend to the pan and stir well to incorporate. Let cook 3 to 4 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add the tomatoes and turn the heat down to medium-low. Let cook for 6 to 8 minutes until the tomatoes dissolve into the sauce. Pour in the chicken stock and add the bay leaf, and simmer a final 2 or 3 minutes. When serving, reheat with a small splash of water if needed to loosen the sauce.

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Married dad of 1. Food fanatic. Chef's Table addict. The kitchen is my happy place.
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