Kanttarellikastike Finnish Mushrooms Food

KANTTARELLIKASTIKE - FINNISH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large frying pan, add the onions and sauté over a medium heat until soft and transparent.
• Add the mushrooms and raise the heat to high and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, or until most of the moisture has evaporated .
• Add the stock, cream, salt and pepper, bring to the boil and cook for a further 10-15 minutes, stirring from time to time, or until the sauce has thickened. Serve immediately.

FINNISH - CHANTERELLE SOUP

Steps:

• Roughly chop the chanterelles into ½-inch pieces.
• Chop the onion and parsley stalks, saving the leaves for garnish.
• Melt the butter in a big saucepan and sauté the chopped onion until translucent. Add the chopped parley stalks and chanterelles and sauté for additional 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms and mix well. Pour the stock into the pot stirring constantly - you may use less stock for a thicker soup if desired.
• Bring to boil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let the soup simmer for 15-20 minutes without the lid, let reduce uncovered for longer for stronger taste.
• Allow the soup to cool then mix with an electric blender until smooth.
• Pour the blended soup back into the saucepan and add sherry and heavy cream.
• Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary, pour in soup bowls and garnish with finely chopped parsley.

PAISTETUT SIENET (FINNISH FRIED MUSHROOMS)

Steps:

• Sauté mushrooms and onion in butter, stirring constantly, until lightly browned.
• Stir in rest of ingredients and simmer over medium low heat long enough to heat through and thicken a bit, but do not allow to come to a boil.

SIENISALAATTI (A FRESH MUSHROOM SALAD FROM FINLAND)

Steps:

• Heat 1 inch salted water to boiling, using 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 cup water. Add mushrooms. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 minute. Drain and chill.
• Mix all remaining ingredients. Pour over mushrooms and toss. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.
• Serve in lettuce cups if desired.

FINNISH BAKED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Mix the breadcrumbs with 1 tbsp butter and toast until golden brown, stirring often to prevent burning.
• To the sliced mushrooms add the lemon juice, onion, butter, salt, and pepper. Saute until onions tender.
• Heat the cream to just short of the boiling point.
• Stir the flour into the mushrooms, stirring rapidly to prevent lumping.
• Stir in a bit of the cream.
• Stir in each egg yolk separately.
• Stir in the remaining cream.
• Cook, covered, until the sauce is just short of boiling.
• Sprinkle with the toasted bread crumbs and let sit 5 minutes before serving.
• Note: The thicker the cream the better the dish tastes. Half and half is better than milk and whipping cream is best of all.