Cheese Fondue With Chiles And Mushrooms Food

CHEESE AND CHILE-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Remove the stems from the mushrooms and coarsely chop them. Scrape the gills from the underside of the mushroom caps using a spoon; discard.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter, half of the scallions, the poblano and garlic and cook, stirring, until the poblano is soft, about 4 minutes. Add the mushroom stems and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup wheat germ and cook 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper.
• Stuff the mushroom caps with one-quarter each of the mozzarella and poblano mixture and arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon wheat germ and generously spray with cooking spray. Bake until the mushrooms are tender and the wheat germ is golden, about 20 minutes. Top with the sour cream, jalapeno and the remaining scallions.

CHEESE FONDUE WITH CHILES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook and stir poblano chiles and mushrooms in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 2 min. Add Serrano chiles and garlic; cook and stir 2 min.
• Spoon into 1-1/2-qt.casserole; top with cheese.
• Bake 10 to 15 min. or until heated through. Serve with tortillas.

GARLIC MUSHROOM FONDUE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the chanterelles, shiitakes and garlic and cook on medium heat until the mushrooms are fully cooked, about 5 minutes. Add the thyme and chile de arbol and mix well until evenly incorporated. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the mushrooms to a plate.
• To the same skillet, add the white wine and bring to a simmer. Toss the Monterey Jack and Oaxaca cheese with the cornstarch until well coated. Slowly stir the cheese into the skillet and continue to gently stir until melted and smooth.
• Pour into a fondue pot and keep warm. Top with the reserved mushrooms and serve with crostini or your favorite crudites.

MUSHROOM FONDUE

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 cup of the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot add the mushrooms and cook until they start to brown. Make sure not to crowd the pan or the mushrooms will steam instead of searing. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Turn the pan to medium heat and add the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil, onions and garlic and saute for about 10 minutes. Add chicken broth and reduce by half. Add the cream and reduce by half. Add the rest of the ingredients, simmer for 10 minutes and season witth salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour mixture into a fondue pot. Surround with seared mushrooms. Dip the mushroms into the mixture.