Duxelles A Way Of Preserving Your Mushrooms Food

MUSHROOM DUXELLE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the mushrooms and saute for 6 minutes. Add the shallots and garlic and continue to saute for 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the port wine and cook until almost all the liquid has cooked off, about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the duxelle from the pan and cool completely. Season the entire quail with Essence. Stuff the quail with the duxelle and set aside.

DUXELLES: A WAY OF PRESERVING YOUR MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Trim off, if necessary, the woody part of the mushroom stems, and with a damp cloth wipe off any dirt (don't immerse the mushrooms in water). Chop both stems and caps into small dice. Spread them out on a towel, and sprinkle the salt over them. After about 10 minutes, pat dry to remove excess juice. Meanwhile, heat the butter and oil in a fairly large skillet, toss in the shallot, and sauté it gently for about 2 minutes. When the mushrooms have released their liquid, add them to the shallot, and cook together few minutes, until the pan is dry. Cool, and store in the refrigerator for a few days or freeze.

DUXELLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and garlic, cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt, cook, stirring, until mushroms have softened and released their liquid, about 7 minutes. Riase heat to medium-high; cook until liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes more. Stir in parsley 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Let cook completely.

MUSHROOM DUXELLE - MY WAY!

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet that has a tight fitting cover.
• Add oil and bring just below smoking level.
• Add shallots, stir well to coat. Lower heat to medium-high. Fry shallots until they just start to turn golden brown.
• Add all the peppers, Season with the salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until they just start to become soft.
• Add all the mushrooms on top. Do Not Mix!
• Cover skillet, turn heat to low. Let simmer 10 minutes, then uncover.
• Add garlic and stir everything together.
• Continue to cook, UNCOVERED, until mushrooms have wilted to half the amount you started with -- about 15 minutes on low heat.
• You will have liquid from the mushrooms when finished. I keep the liquid with the mix as it adds flavor to most everything you use it for.
• *If you choose not to use shallots, you can use any type of onion you wish.
• This cooks down a great deal so plan accordingly. I always make more than I need because this freezes so well and can be use in so many different recipes.

DUXELLES

Steps:

• In a skillet melt the butter over moderate heat.
• Add and cook the shallot for about 30 seconds.
• Add the chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook until the liquid rendered from the mushrooms evaporates, about 10 minutes.

DUXELLES - A SIMPLE SPREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and garlic; cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, until mushrooms have softened and released their liquid, about 7 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high; cook until liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes more. Stir in parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Let cool completely.