Ingredients

serves 4

　　2 tablespoons butter

　　1 tablespoon olive oil

　　1 small shallot, minced

　　1 1/2 pounds small white mushrooms, halved

　　Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper

　　1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme

　　1/4 cup dry red or white wine (or water)

　　

Step 1

1 In a skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter with the oil. Add the shallot; cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Raise the heat to medium. Add the mushrooms; season with salt and pepper. Cook, covered, until the mushrooms release their liquid, 5 to 6 minutes.

　　

Step 2

Uncover; raise the heat to high. Cook, tossing, until the liquid evaporates and the mushrooms are brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the thyme and wine (or water). Cook until the skillet is almost dry, 1 minute. Serve hot.

　　Reprinted with permission from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Copyright © 2007 by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.Martha Stewart Living magazine was first published in 1990. Over the years, more than two dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors.Martha Stewart is the author of dozens of best-selling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the successful daily syndicated television show.