Duxelles A Simple Spread Recipes

DUXELLES

Steps:

• Put the mushrooms and shallots in a food processor fitted with the chopping blade. Pulse until finely chopped. The mushrooms and shallots should be in about 1/8-inch pieces-don't overprocess.
• Melt the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the mushroom mixture, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring. When the mushrooms begin to release their moisture, turn the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has evaporated and the duxelles look dry, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool.

DUXELLES - A SIMPLE SPREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and garlic; cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, until mushrooms have softened and released their liquid, about 7 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high; cook until liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes more. Stir in parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Let cool completely.

DUXELLES BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, thyme, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir well and set aside.
• On one side only, brush oil on bread slices, covering the entire surface. Place oiled slices on a baking sheet lined with foil and transfer under the broiler with the rack positioned at the top of the oven; grill until brown, about 2 to 2 ½ minutes.
• To assemble the bruschetta, spread a good amount of goat cheese followed by tomato mixture. Drizzle pomegranate molasses over and garnish with chives. 8 servings.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND DUXELLES CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pulse mushrooms in food processor until finely chopped. Transfer to bowl.
• Plus shallots in food processor until finely chopped. Add to bowl with the mushrooms.
• Melt butter in skillet and cook mushroom mixture about 10 minutes -- until mushrooms have released their liquid and most has evaporated and the shallots are starting to brown. Season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 9" deep-dish pie pan or gratin dish.
• Bring milk, flour, and garlic to a simmer in saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly.
• Whisk in 1/2 c cheese and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spread 1/3 of squash slices on bottom of pan. Top with 1/3 cheese mixture and 1/2 of mushroom mixture.
• Repeat layers, ending with cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes or until squash is tender and top is browned.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

DUXELLES: A WAY OF PRESERVING YOUR MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Trim off, if necessary, the woody part of the mushroom stems, and with a damp cloth wipe off any dirt (don't immerse the mushrooms in water). Chop both stems and caps into small dice. Spread them out on a towel, and sprinkle the salt over them. After about 10 minutes, pat dry to remove excess juice. Meanwhile, heat the butter and oil in a fairly large skillet, toss in the shallot, and sauté it gently for about 2 minutes. When the mushrooms have released their liquid, add them to the shallot, and cook together few minutes, until the pan is dry. Cool, and store in the refrigerator for a few days or freeze.