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beer butter mushrooms

Course: Side Dish | Beer Style: Brown Ale

Beer Butter Mushrooms

Make these beer butter mushrooms by Dana at Killing Thyme with your favorite brown ale. An easy side dish to bring a yummy vegetable to the dinner table.

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Prep Time: 30 minutes | Yield: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of button mushrooms, washed
  • 3 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 cup of beer
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme, chopped
  • sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Melt the the butter in a skillet.
  2. Add the washed mushrooms to the skillet and toss them around to coat.
  3. Pour in the brown ale, and bring to a simmer on medium-low heat.
  4. Add the fresh herbs, and sea salt and ground black pepper.
  5. Poach the mushrooms for approx. 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meghan Storey has been lucky enough to work in the world of craft beer since graduating from the University of Mississippi. Now living in Nashville, TN, with her big yellow dog Wally, she loves introducing friends to new craft beer and food pairings. Since beginning work on CraftBeer.com she can be found adding beer to just about everything she cooks.


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