North Croatian Mushrooms And Pasta Casserole Food

NORTH CROATIAN HAM AND PASTA CASSEROLE (KRPICE SA SUNKOM)

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente.
• Sauté finely sliced onion on butter until soft and add sliced ham. Sauté it not more than 5 minutes than let it cool for a bit.
• Take casserole pot; coat it with butter and sprinkle bread crumbs over to cover the butter.
• Mix well eggs, milk, butter and some sour cream. Add chopped parsley leaves salt and pepper into eggs and mix with ham.
• To prepare casserole first lay one layer of pasta, than mix the rest of pasta with ham and eggs and cover the first layer of pasta.
• Cover with the rest of sour cream. Bake it for 25 to 35 minutes on 200°C Serve hot.

NORTH CROATIAN MUSHROOMS AND PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to manufacturer manual and when cooked put aside.
• Soak dried mushrooms in water about 20 minute Slice cultivated mushrooms into small leaves. Cut wild mushrooms into small pieces. Finely slice onion. Sauté onion on butter and when soft add all mushrooms. Season with salt. Sauté it until all water evaporates. Remove from heat and let it cool.
• For béchamel sauce, melt 50 g butter and add 2 tablespoons flour. When it starts to foam add milk slowly and continue to cook on low heat until sauce become creamy. Add salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
• Remove from heat and wait to become warm (about 40°C), add 1 egg and 50 g grated cheese. Mix and add sautéed mushrooms.
• Take a casserole pot, coat it with butter and lay pasta. Cover pasta with mushroom sauce and mix a little just to level everything. Cover with sour cream and bake it on 200°C about 20-30 minute When ready, leave it to cool for 5 minutes and than serve.

NORTH CROATIAN MUSHROOM PANCAKES (CREPES)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot and sauté finely sliced onion until soft.
• Add sliced mushrooms and sauté it in half closed pot. Season with pepper, salt, nutmeg and very finely minced garlic.
• Add meat stock and cook until stock evaporates.
• Put mushrooms aside to cool a bit.
• Add mixed 200g sour cream, parsley leaves and yolk into mushrooms.
• Stuff pancakes and form them into cigars.
• Put pancakes into buttered casserole pot only one layer. Cover with rest of sour cream and bake it on 200°C about 35 minutes. Serve hot.

NORTH CROATIAN PORK CHOPS IN MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Flat pork chops a bit, pour few drops of Worcestershire sauce on each side and spread out it. Season with salt and pepper, put them on a plate and pour oil over pork chops. Make sure that pork chops are covered with olive oil. Leave them to soak in oil for 60 minutes.
• Cut white mushrooms into leaves, and wild mushrooms into small pieces (if you have dried mushrooms soak them in cold water for 20 minutes and than cut them into small pieces).
• Take a frying pan (preferably Teflon, so you don't have to add more oil), heat it. Cover each chop with flour and than fry it until brownish.
• When finished, put pork chops aside into warm place, add butter and all mushrooms. Season with salt, green pepper and thyme and sauté until mushrooms are soft.
• Put back pork chops, add wine and cook on medium fire for 20 minutes. When you see liquid evaporates add beef stock. Cook for 30 more minutes.
• Before end, remove pork chops aside, add mustard and mix well. Cook for 1 minute, add sour cream and mix again. Put back pork chops, cover with sauce and add parsley leaves. Now it is ready to serve. I would recommend rice or mashed potato to serve with this meal.

BAKED CHEESY PASTA WITH WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Trim the mushrooms and cut into 1-inch pieces. Toss with the olive oil, the salt, a few grinds of pepper and the rosemary. Spread on a large baking sheet and roast, tossing once or twice, until golden brown and crisped around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Discard rosemary.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for at least a few minutes less than the package directs. (You want the pasta very al dente; it will finish softening in the sauce.) Drain well.
• Turn oven up to 500 degrees. In a large bowl, stir together the cream, ricotta, fontina, Parmesan, sage, pepper, garlic and a pinch of salt. Stir in the pasta and mushrooms. Arrange in a shallow 2-quart gratin dish or 9- by 13-inch pan. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly and browned in spots, 10 to 15 minutes.