Mushrooms With White Sauce Food

MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour 100ml of boiling water over the dried porcini and leave to stand for 5 mins. In a saucepan, heat the butter and add the shallots, frying gently until they are soft and translucent. Add the chestnut mushrooms and cook for 5 mins more. When they are cooked, pour in 1 tbsp of the liquor from the porcini and discard the rest. Chop the porcini and add them to the pan. Fold in the crème fraîche, bring to a simmer then season.

WHITE WINE AND GARLIC MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Fry the onion, garlic and mushrooms in a little olive oil. Do not fry them long enough to change their colour.
• Add the wine and simmer for about 5 minutes until the wine has largely soaked in.
• Crumble in the stock cube.
• Add the cream.
• Reduce the heat to slowly bring to the boil and leave to simmer and thicken- this should take 5-10 minutes.
• If it does not thicken enough, add a little more chicken stock cube and simmer a bit longer.

SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM MANICOTTI WITH WHITE MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Cook pasta, as directed. Drain and rinse in cold water. (Handle the pasta carefully to avoid tearing the manicotti.).
• Crumble the italian sausage into a skillet, then cook until no longer pink. Crumble the cooked meat into small pieces. Drain and set aside.
• In the same skillet, melt the butter, then saute the mushrooms and onions until tender. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Transfer vegetables to a bowl, add the sausage, soup, sour cream and pepper. Stir well. Set the skillet aside.
• Place the meat/mushroom mixture in a large Ziploc bag - snip a hole in one corner. Stuff the manicotti shells and place in a lightly greased 13"x9"x2" baking dish.
• For the Sauce:.
• Using the same skillet, melt the butter and saute the sliced mushrooms until tender.
• Stir in the milk, soup, parsley and heat through. Add the parmesan cheese and HALF the mozzarella. Stir thoroughly. Pour over the stuffed pasta.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella, and heat for additional 10 minutes. Enjoy!

SAUCE BECHAMEL AUX CHAMPIGNONS (WHITE SAUCE WITH MUSHROOMS)

Steps:

• Prepare a sauce bechamel:.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
• Stir in the flour and cook for a couple of minutes.
• Do not allow the flour to brown.
• Gradually mix in the milk and bring to a low boil.
• When the sauce is thick and smooth, stir in the nutmeg and pepper.
• Taste for salt.
• Keep the sauce at a low simmer until needed.
• Prepare the mushrooms:.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a fry pan over medium heat.
• Add the sliced mushrooms, sprinkle lightly with salt and cook.
• Stir often to prevent burning.
• When the mushrooms start to release water, add the lemon juice and increase the heat to high.
• When all the liquid has evaporated, add the mushrooms to the sauce.
• Just before serving, off the heat, stir in the last 1 tablespoon of butter.