Creamed Mushrooms Eastern European Recipes

MUSHROOM STRUDEL

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter and olive oil. Add shallots and garlic, and soften. Add sliced mushrooms.
• Season with salt and pepper, and cook over low heat until tender. If juices exude, raise the heat, and cook until they evaporate.
• Stir in 3/4 of herbs and remove from heat. Spread mushrooms on a pan to dry, and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• When dry and cool, transfer mushrooms to a large bowl, and combine with whole egg-egg yolk mixture.
• Move rack to middle of oven, and heat to 400 F.
• Place puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking pan. Roll to remove any creases and to elongate slightly. Brush the surface with egg wash, and sprinkle on remaining herbs.
• Spread mushrooms evenly over first 3/4 of pastry, leaving a 1-inch border around edges.
• Flip over edge nearest to you, and lay it on the top 1/4 so that puff pastry touches puff pastry, encasing mushrooms completely in a cylinder. Don't roll in pinwheel fashion for strudel because the puff pastry in the interior will never bake, and it will become gummy.
• Move strudel to the center of baking pan and tuck in ends. Brush entire surface with egg wash.
• Using the back of a knife, run crisscross pattern over strudel. If desired, add cut-out leaves, flowers, and vines from a portion of the second sheet of puff pastry. (Frozen grocery store puff pastry typically comes two sheets to a box). Egg wash the designs.
• Bake until golden brown and puffed, anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes, depending on your oven. Let rest at least 2 minutes before slicing with a serrated knife.

CREAMED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Wipe the mushrooms with a damp paper towel and trim the stem ends. Cut the mushrooms into thick slices.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the mushrooms, raise the heat, and toss and stir until mushrooms render their juices, about 5 minutes.
• Lower the heat season mushrooms with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and cook uncovered for another 5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to a bowl. Add the cream, Madeira and soy sauce to the juices in the skillet and bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by about half.
• Return mushrooms to the skillet and simmer for another minute or two to heat through. Stir in the parsley and serve immediately.

CREAMY MUSHROOMS

Steps:

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• Preheat your oven to its lowest setting and pop the loaf of bread in to warm through.
• Spend a few minutes gently brushing along the underside of the mushrooms to get rid of any bugs and dirt that might be hiding there. This is well worth the effort. Finely chop your parsley, stalks and all, reserving a few of the leaves.
• Put the butter into a large hot pan and as soon as it starts to melt add a drizzle of olive oil, the mushrooms, sliced onion, and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Stir everything around and cook for about 8 minutes, or until the onions have softened and the mushrooms are starting to caramelize and take on colour.
• Add the chopped parsley, then pour in the cream. Continue to stir and cook for another minute, until the cream has come to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for a minute before removing from the heat. Add a good squeeze of lemon juice, have a taste, and add more salt, pepper or lemon juice if it needs it.
• Take your bread out of the oven and tear it into big chunks. Divide the mushrooms among the plates and scatter over the reserved parsley leaves. Serve with the chunks of bread on the side to mop up all the creamy mushroomy juices, and tuck in!

CREAMED MUSHROOMS (EASTERN EUROPEAN)

Steps:

• In a non stick pan add butter and melt then add onions do not brown just cook until transparent (5 minutes), then add mushrooms cook another 3 minutes.
• After mushrooms soak up all the butter add sour cream and dill, and then flavor with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to boil and then reduce to simmer and cook for 1 minute.

CREAMED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cut white mushrooms lengthwise into 1/2-inch wedges and chop exotic mushrooms.
• Finely chop shallots.
• In a deep 12 inch heavy skillet cook shallots in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened.
• Add Cognac and cook over moderate heat, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Add broth, heavy cream, paprika, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, 12 to 15 minutes.
• (May be made up to this point 1 day ahead and cooled completely before being chilled, covered. Reheat mushrooms before proceeding.) Mince parsley.
• Remove skillet from heat and stir in parsley and sour cream.
• Heat mushrooms over moderate heat, stirring, until hot (do not let boil).

CREAMY MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Soak dried ceps in hot water for 5 mins. Strain ceps, keeping the liquid for the sauce. Squeeze ceps dry, then finely slice. Heat a large pan with unsalted butter until it just begins to foam, brown and bubble, add the button mushrooms, and the ceps. Sprinkle with salt if you want, then fry for 2-3 mins until lightly browned. Pour in the cep liquid and reduce until it becomes thick and syrupy. Stir in the double cream and boil for a min or so until sauce starts to thicken.

CREAMED PHEASANT (OR CHICKEN) EASTERN EUROPEAN

Steps:

• In skillet heat canola oil ( or oil of your choice) fry pheasant in oil until for 7 minutes each side. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
• Add flour to dripping and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, then whisk in milk parsley and salt & pepper to taste.
• Bring to boil and then reduce heat and simmer.
• Add sour cream stirring in and then add pheasant back into gravy, just heat through, do not boil or sour cream will curdle.

CREAMY MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a large stockpot; cover with water. Bring to a boil; stir. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until tender. Drain well., In a Dutch oven, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk and evaporated milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in salt and mushrooms. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through, 3-4 minutes.

CREAMED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Rinse mushrooms and pat dry.
• Heat butter in a skillet and add mushrooms, lemon juice, salt, pepper and shallots. Stir and cook about 2 minutes and add cream. Sprinkle cayenne pepper on top. Cover closely and cook 5 minutes. Uncover and reduce the liquid briefly.

CREAMED MUSHROOMS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a sauté pan, add the garlic and sauté for 1 or 2 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms to the pan and continue to sauté, stirring continuously for 3 minutes until the mushrooms have softened. Keep a careful eye on the garlic to make sure that it does not brown.
• Add the lemon juice and cook a further minute.
• Gradually add the light cream and cook gently until the mixture thickens.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, and the chopped parsley, oregano and tarragon.
• Divide mixture among hot toast slices.
• Garnish with tarragon leaves and serve immediately.
• Or, if using as a topping or sauce, add to meat, vegetables or pasta just before serving - or serve it in a separate jug.