Wild Huckleberry Souffles Food

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH WILD HUCKLEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly rub the pork with the olive oil. Combine the chopped herbs, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Roll the pork loin in the herb mixture. Refrigerate.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the huckleberries, sugar, vinegar, and wine and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until slightly thickened.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and saute the pork on all sides until golden brown. Place in the oven for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 150 degrees F.
• Transfer the pork to a serving platter and spoon a generous amount of huckleberry sauce over the pork. Garnish with springs of rosemary.

WILD HUCKLEBERRY DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together huckleberries and apples in a bowl and place into a 9x13 inch-baking dish spreading evenly.
• Pour the box of yellow cake mix evenly over the fruit.
• Melt the butter and pour evenly over the cake mix.
• Bake for appx. 1 hour.
• Let cool and Enjoy.

WILD HUCKLEBERRY SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter ten 3/4-cup ramekins; dust with sugar. Bring milk, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, and salt to boil in small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove from heat.
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan. Add flour; stir 1 minute. Whisk in milk mixture. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil, whisking until smooth. Whisk in egg yolks and Chambord. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Using electric mixer with clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another large bowl until foamy. Gradually add remaining 5 tablespoons sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites and 1 cup berries into milk mixture. Divide remaining 3/4 cup berries among ramekins. Spoon souffle batter over, dividing evenly. Place ramekins in a large roasting pan. Add enough water to pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake souffles until puffed and gently set in centers, about 20 minutes. Sift powdered sugar over and serve with Vanilla Cream Sauce.
• To make the Vanilla Cream Sauce: Whisk cream, milk, yolks, and sugar to blend in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until custard is thick enoght to coat spoon and an instant read thermometer reads 175-180 degrees, about 8 minutes (do not boil). Pour into medium bowl, cover and chill. Can be made one day ahead. Keep chilled. Remove bean before serving.

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.

HUCKLEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Line the pie plate with the pastry, fill with the huckleberries, dredged with corn starch.
• Sprinkle with the sugar and a pinch of salt.
• Moisten the rim of the lower crust with cold water and place the upper crust on top.
• Be sure to perforate the upper crust so that the steam may escape.
• Pinch the edges of the two crusts together and flute.
• Bake 30-45 minutes in a moderate (350°) oven until filling bubbles and top is lightly browned.
• Keep an eye on it!

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.