mushroom stroganoff (cheap and cheerful)

This is a great recipe for anyone who likes hearty meals and is on a shoe string, and it's really low fuss as well.

You will need:

About 750g mushrooms
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
3/4 cup frozen peas
200mL cream
250 mL red wine
2 tablespoons paprika
spring onions/parsley for garnish
2 tablespoons butter
Salt

What to do:

Melt the butter in a large frying pan over moderate heat. Dice the onion and garlic into small cubes and fry them gently in the butter until they've started to brown slightly. Prepare the mushrooms - wipe off any soil and quarter large ones, halve medium ones and leave small ones whole. Add them to the softened onion and garlic mixture. Sprinkle all of the paprika over the top and stir well. Leave to fry for about 5 minutes, stirring half way through. Reduce the heat. The mushrooms should be coloured and softened.

Add 200mL of the red wine and leave to simmer for ten minutes. Add the cream and stir. Reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for around 40 minutes (checking it every so often). The liquid should have thickened and reduced.

Five minutes before you're ready to serve, add the remainder of the red wine, and the frozen peas, and stir well. Simmer for another few minutes then serve!

Season to taste and serve topped with chopped onions or parsley and with basmati rice (and garlic bread, if feeling decadent!).