Portabella Mushroom Roulade Recipe

Experience the culinary magic of Carmelita's award-winning Portabella Mushroom Roulade, a Seattle favorite created by Chef Daniel Braun! This elegant vegetarian dish features succulent portabella mushrooms stuffed with caramelized onions, roasted vegetables, and tied with chives, all nestled atop creamy potato cakes and drizzled with a rich mushroom demi-glace. A show-stopping recipe perfect for a special occasion or an impressive weeknight dinner.

Prep Time 60 mins
Cook Time 120 mins
Calories 365.6 kcal
Protein 19g
Rating 4.0 (1 Reviews)
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Ingredients for Portabella Mushroom Roulade

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How to Make Portabella Mushroom Roulade

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
  2. Remove gills and stems from 4 large portabella mushrooms.
  3. Place mushrooms gill-side up on an oiled baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes.
  5. Remove from oven and let cool.
  6. While mushrooms bake, prepare the vegetables: Toss 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices, and 1 cup asparagus spears with 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast alongside the mushrooms for the last 10 minutes of their cooking time.
  7. To caramelize onions, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add 1 large onion, chopped, and cook until translucent, about 5-8 minutes.
  8. Add 1/4 cup dry sherry, reduce heat to low, and simmer until onions are tender and sweet, about 10 minutes.
  9. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool.
  10. Once mushrooms are cool, butterfly each mushroom by cutting lengthwise almost all the way through, leaving a 3/4-inch hinge at one end.
  11. Open each mushroom like a book.
  12. Fill each mushroom with 2 tsp of caramelized onions, 1/4 cup roasted red peppers (jarred, drained), and a mix of roasted zucchini and asparagus.
  13. Roll mushrooms tightly around the filling, forming a cigar shape.
  14. Tie each roulade with blanched chives or leek tops.
  15. Prepare potato cakes: Boil 1 lb Yukon gold potatoes and 1 lb sweet potatoes separately until tender. Drain well.
  16. While potatoes boil, sauté 1/2 small onion and 2 leeks, thinly sliced, in 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add 2 cloves minced garlic and cook until softened.
  17. Season with salt and pepper.
  18. In a mixer, combine cooked and mashed potatoes. Mix on low speed, gradually adding the onion mixture and 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
  19. The mixture should be rustic, not pureed. Season to taste.
  20. Form the mixture into 4 patties.
  21. Prepare mushroom demi-glace: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Place reserved mushroom stems and gills in a baking pan with 1/2 chopped onion, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1/2 cup chopped carrots, and 2 sprigs of fresh thyme.
  22. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  23. Remove foil, add 1 cup red wine, and bake for another 15 minutes.
  24. Remove from oven. Strain the solids from the liquid, reserving the liquid. Puree the solids in a blender with 1/2 cup water until smooth.
  25. Strain the puree through a fine-mesh sieve.
  26. Return the strained puree to the pan with the reserved red wine liquid. Reduce over medium heat until it reaches a syrupy consistency.
  27. Season to taste.
  28. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Place roulades and potato cakes on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
  29. While baking, warm the mushroom demi-glace.
  30. To serve, place a ladle of demi-glace on each plate. Top with a potato cake, then a roulade. Drizzle with additional demi-glace and garnish with fried leeks (optional).

Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)

Sodium

7 g

Sugar

46g

Fat

5g

Carbs

20g