Mushrooms Stifado - Greek Mushrooms stew - Culinae Mundi

Ingredients

• 500g of brown or white mushrooms, cleaned and cut into bite size pieces if large, or left whole if small
• 1 leek, cut in two and chopped
• 6 spring onions or 6 shallots, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp of tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp of oregano
• 1/2 tsp of allspice
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp of black pepper
• A handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup of white or red wine (optional)
• 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
• 3 or 4 tbsp of olive oil
• 1/2 tsp of turmeric (healthy supplement)
• Salt, to taste