Sauce aux Champignons et Citron (Mushroom and Lemon Sauce)

In the Congo region, this sauce is made with wild mushrooms and green lemon. Since African mushrooms may not be available outside of Africa, substitute your favorite edible mushrooms. Serve this sauce over any roasted or grilled meat.

What you need

one pound of mushrooms; cleaned and chopped into small pieces
a few spoonfuls of cooking oil, butter, or margarine
juice of one lemon (green lemon may be used)

What you do

Heat oil (or butter or margarine) in a sauce pan or skillet over a medium heat. Add mushrooms and stir-fry them until they are tender. Add lemon juice. Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes.
Serve with roasted or grilled meat.

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African Proverb

Obi ntu mere ensie siw so. (Oji) : Nobody gathering mushrooms replaces them on the ant-hill. N.B. -- Mushrooms most frequently grown on ant-hills, the red-clay structures of the termites, conical heaps 8 to 12 feet high : therefore the first person coming to the place would apprepriate them, not thinking they belonged to anybody.
(from: Wit and Wisdom from West Africa, Richard Francis Burton)

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