Mushroom Soufflé Food

MAKE-AHEAD MUSHROOM SOUFFLéS

Steps:

• Fry the mushrooms in the butter for about 3 mins, then remove from the heat and reserve a good spoonful. Add the flour to the rest, then blend in the milk and return to the heat, stirring all the time to make a thick sauce. Stir in the cheese, season to taste, then leave to cool.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Butter 8 x 150ml soufflé dishes and line the bases with baking paper. Stir the egg yolks into the soufflé mixture, then whisk the egg whites until stiff before folding in carefully. Spoon into the soufflé dishes and bake in a roasting tin, half-filled with cold water, for 15 mins until risen and golden. Leave to cool (they will sink, but they are meant to). You can make the soufflés up to this stage up to 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
• When ready to serve, turn the soufflés out of their dishes, peel off the lining paper, then put them on a baking sheet lined with small squares of baking paper. Top each soufflé with 1 tsp crème fraîche and a little cheese, then scatter with the reserved mushrooms. Bake at 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 for 10-15 mins until slightly risen and warmed through. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

GARLIC MUSHROOM SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Saute mushrooms, garlic and lemon juice in two tablespoons of the butter.
• Add parley, and tranfer to a medium bowl; set aside.
• Melt the rest of the butter, add flour and stir in for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and stir in milk.
• Return to heat and allow to boil until thickened, while stirring continuously.
• Add the sauce to the mushroom mixture.
• Beat in the egg yolks.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold into the mushroom mixture.
• Fill into greased ramekins, place on a baking sheet, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Watch carefully once they have risen to be sure not to overcook as they will turn rubbery.
• Serve immediately before they collapse.

MUSHROOM SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Saute mushrooms for ten minutes in butter; add bread crumbs, cream salt and paprika.
• Mix well; fold in egg whites.
• Pour into a well-greased casserole dish and set dish into a pan of hot water.
• Bake for 45 minutes.

SPINACH-MUSHROOM SOUFFLE ROLL

Steps:

• Line a 15 X 10 X 1" baking pan with foil, extending foil 1" beyond edges of pan.
• Grease and lightly flour; set aside Melt the butter.
• Stir in the 1/2 cup flour, salt, and pepper.
• Add milk all at once.
• Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir 1 minute more.
• Remove from heat Beat the egg yolks till thick and lemon colored.
• Slowly stir thickened milk mixture and parmesan cheese into beaten egg yolks.
• Using clean beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar till stiff peaks form.
• Fold a small amount of the beaten egg whites into egg yolk mix.
• Fold egg yolk mixture into remaining egg whites; spread in prepared pan.
• Bake in a 375°F oven about 20 minutes.
• While that's cooking cook the frozen chopped spinach and squeeze it dry.
• Meanwhile, cook the mushrooms and onion in 1 Tbs butter till tender but not browned.
• Stir in the spinach, softened cream cheese, Dijon mustard and nutmeg.
• Heat through, stirring occasional.
• Immediately loosen the soufflé from pan when puffed and slightly set; turn out onto foil.
• Spread spinach mushroom filling over souffle to within 1/2" of the edge.
• Use foil to start rolling up soufflé jelly roll style, beginning with one of the short sides.
• Slice; serve immediately.

WILD KICK'N MUSHROOM SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Generously butter and sprinkle with romano cheese, turning dish to coat bottom and sides; of 4 individual 4 inch diameter soufflé dishes set aside.
• Saute the mushrooms and onions in 1 tablespoon butter for 5 minutes Season with salt pepper and fresh thyme. Add sherry and loosen any goodness from the pan;reduce to almost all the liquid is gone:.
• ; add remaining 2 tablespoon butter to onions mixture; add flour over low heat; add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in cheese and pepper sauce.
• Beat yolks with an electric mixer at medium speed until thick; stir into the sauce. Beat egg whites with the electric mixer until stiff peaks form; gently fold into the sauce. Immediately pour into a prepared souffle dishes. Bake 20 minutes, or until the center is set and tops are browned.
• The souffle should be slightly firm and springy to the touch in the center when it is done. Remove the souffle from the oven and serve immediately. It will fall, shrinking considerably in volume and producing a somewhat denser mushroom tart. Serve warm.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAVORY MUSHROOM STUFFING

Steps:

• For stuffing, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add green onion and cook for 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes more or until mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat.
• Trim fat from chops. make a pocket in each chop by cutting from fat side almost to, but not through, the opposite side. Spoon stuffing into pockets in chops. If necessary, secure with wooden toothpicks.
• Brush chops with Worcestershire sauce. Season chops lightly with additional salt and pepper. Grill chops on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium heat about 20 minutes or until juices run clear, turning once halfway through cooking. To serve, remove toothpicks.

THREE MUSHROOM SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Separate eggs. Place whites in a large bowl and allow to come to room temperature. Place yolks in a bowl and set aside.
• In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat melt butter, and cook onions and all the spices. Cook until onions tender. Add chopped mushrooms and cook until tender and condensed and thickened. Add the romano cheese. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg yolks one at a time. Set aside. (Do not return to the heat after egg yolks have been added.).
• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Hint: just until they will peak. Add 1/3 of the egg whites to the hot mixture in the saucepan and stir together. (This lightens the sauce so it well fold into egg whites easier.) Add the lightened sauce to the egg whites and fold until mixed.
• Spray individual 4 inch diameter souffle dishes with non-stick coating. Fill each souffle dish to within 1/8 inch of top. Place in the rack in center of the oven and bake 25-30 minutes. Serve immediately. (Souffles will not hold there height and must be served immediately.).

OVERNIGHT MUSHROOM SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms slightly in 1-2 tablespoons butter.
• Set aside.
• Saute celery, onion, and green pepper lightly in 1-2 tablespoons butter.
• While cooking vegetables, butter 6 slices of bread (about 1/2 tablespoon butter per slice) and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• Spread bread in 9 x 13 pan.
• Combine sauteed vegetables with mushrooms, mayonnaise, and salt and pepper.
• Spread mixture over bread.
• Cube 4 unbuttered bread slices and sprinkle over vegetable mixture.
• Beat eggs and milk together and pour over second layer of bread.
• Cover and chill overnight.
• The next day spread soup over chilled mixture.
• Butter last 4 slices of bread, cube, and sprinkle over soup.
• Sprinkle cheese over last layer of bread.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• You may want to cover for part of baking time depending on how brown you like your cheese- I covered the dish at about the halfway point.

SPINACH WITH WILD MUSHROOM SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Steam the spinach at a moderate heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Cool under running water, then drain, pressing out as much liquid as you can. Then chop finely. If using frozen spinach, defrost and squeeze dry.
• Gently sauté the garlic and mushrooms in butter; turn up the heat and evaporate the juices.
• When dry, add the spinach and transfer to a bowl. Cover and keep warm.
• Measure 3 tablespoons of milk into a bowl. Bring the remaining milk to a boil. Stir the flour and egg yolk into the milk that is in the bowl, and blend well. Stir the boiling milk into the eggs and flour mixture; return to the pan and simmer to thicken.
• Add the spinach mixture; season to taste with salt, pepper. and nutmeg.
• Butter a 3 3/4 cup soufflé dish, paying special attention to the sides.
• Sprinkle with a little of the cheese. Set aside.
• Whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks.
• Bring the spinach mixture back to a boil.
• Stir in a spoonful of beaten egg whites, and then fold the remaining mixture into the remaining egg whites.
• Turn into the soufflé dish; spread level. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake in the oven for about 25 minutes until puffed, risen, and golden.