Shiitake Fontina And Prosciutto Frittata Recipes

FRITTATA WITH POTATO AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy 9 1/2-inch-diameter skillet over medium heat. Add the potato, onion, and garlic. Season the potato mixture with salt and pepper, to taste. Saute over medium-low heat until the potato is golden and crisp on the outside, tender inside, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat the broiler. Whisk the eggs, cream, Parmesan, prosciutto, and basil in a medium bowl to blend. Stir the egg mixture into the potato mixture in the skillet. Cook over medium-low heat until the egg mixture is almost set but the top is still loose, about 3 minutes. Place the skillet under the broiler. Broil until the top is set and golden brown, about 4 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, loosen the frittata from skillet and slide the frittata onto a cutting board. Cut the frittata into 12 wedges.
• Split open each bread piece. Toast the bread on a grill pan until golden. You can also broil the bread cut side up until golden, about 1 to 2 minutes, keeping a careful watch on the bread since they can easily burn. Butter the cut sides of the toasted bread. Arrange a frittata wedge on each bottom piece of bread. Cover with the bread tops and serve.

SHIITAKE, FONTINA, AND PROSCIUTTO FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in 12" nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; saute 2 minutes. Add prosciutto; saute until almost crisp, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, saute until brown and tender, about 6 minutes. Cool mushroom mixture in skillet 10 minutes.
• Whisk eggs, 1 cup grated Fontina cheese, parsley, salt and pepper in large bowl. Stir in mushroom mixture. Melt 1 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium heat. Pour egg mixture into skillet. Cook without stirring until bottom and sides are set (top will be undercooked), about 10 minutes.
• Place skillet in oven and bake frittata until top is set, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle frittata with remiaining 1 cup cheese. Broil until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Using heatproof spatula, loosen frittata on all sides. Slide onto platter.
• Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.

LINGUINE AND PROSCIUTTO FRITTATAS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta in a colander. While the pasta is still in the colander, use kitchen sheers to cut the linguine into smaller pieces. The pasta should measure about 3 cups.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease the muffin tin.
• In a blender combine the eggs, milk, cream, and mascarpone cheese. Blend until well combined. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Add the cut pasta, prosciutto, mozzarella cheese, Asiago cheese, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir until the ingredients are combined.
• Using a 1/3 cup measure, fill each of the muffin tins until both the pasta and liquid are at the top. Bake until firm and cooked through, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 3 minutes before removing from the tin. Arrange on a serving platter and serve.

SHIITAKE FRITTATA SQUARES WITH PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 9- to 10-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, then cook mushrooms and shallots, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add water and cook, stirring, until liquid is evaporated and mushrooms are tender and golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in tarragon.
• While mushrooms are cooking, lightly beat together whole eggs, whites, parmesan, kosher salt, and pepper to taste.
• Preheat broiler.
• Add egg mixture to mushrooms, then cook over high heat, stirring briskly, until eggs are softly scrambled, 2 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low and form frittata into a 6 1/2-inch square with a spatula. Cook over low heat until bottom is set, about 2 minutes.
• Place skillet under broiler (wrap nonmetal handles in foil), 5 to 6 inches from heat, and broil until eggs are just firm to the touch and barely golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Transfer frittata to a cutting board and cool. Trim edges of square, then cut frittata into 24 rectangles.
• Cut each prosciutto slice lengthwise into 3 strips. Wrap a prosciutto strip lengthwise around each egg rectangle, then tie a chive around crosswise. Serve at room temperature.

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM AND CHEESE FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a 9- or 10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add mushrooms, onion, and thyme; cook, stirring, until mushrooms and onion are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt; remove skillet from heat.
• Whisk eggs in a large bowl until frothy. Stir in the ricotta, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Place reserved skillet over medium heat. Immediately pour in egg mixture, and lightly stir to distribute mushrooms and onion evenly. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 2 minutes, drawing cooked egg away from sides with a rubber spatula to let uncooked egg flow underneath. Cook until just starting to set, about 2 minutes more.
• Transfer skillet to oven. Bake until frittata is just set and top is pale golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve frittata in skillet, or slide onto a serving platter.

FENNEL, ONION, AND FONTINA FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; melt butter in the oil; then add fennel and onion; cook 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion and fennel carmaelize or turn golden brown and are sweet to taste.
• While the fennel and onion cook, beat eggs with a whisk for 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Pour eggs over fennel and onion; cook until eggs are firmly set, lifting up set egg from bottom occasionally to allow liquids to settle.
• When frittata is firm, place on center rack in oven and broil until top begins to brown.
• Cover top with fontina slices and place back under broiler until cheese just melts.
• Cut into 8 wedges and serve warm.

BAKED PASTA WITH TOMATOES, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS, AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the onion, the garlic, the red pepper flakes, the basil, and the orégano in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened. Add the mushrooms, cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender, and transfer the mushroom mixture to a large bowl. In the skillet melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over moderately low heat, whisk in the flour, and cook the roux, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the milk in a stream, whisking, and simmer the mixture, whisking, for 2 minutes, or until it is thickened. Pour the sauce over the mushroom mixture and add the tomatoes, the prosciutto, the Fontina, the Gorgonzola, 1 1/4 cups of the Parmesan, and the parsley.
• In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the pasta for 5 minutes (the pasta will not be tender) and drain it well. Add the pasta and salt and pepper to taste to the mushroom mixture, toss the mixture until it is combined well, and transfer it to a buttered 3- to 4-quart baking dish. The pasta may be prepared up to this point and kept covered and chilled overnight. Bring the pasta to room temperature before continuing with the recipe. Sprinkle the pasta with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan, dot it with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, cut into bits, and bake it in the middle of a preheated 450°F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and the pasta is tender.

FRITTATA WITH SORREL, POTATOES AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Saute the potatoes and the onion in two tablespoons olive oil until the onions are soft and the potatoes lightly browned and cooked through.
• Beat the eggs together in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the sorrel, thyme and prosciutto and mix together.
• Preheat broiler. Heat the remaining oil in a skillet or a large omelet pan. Add the potato-onion mixture to the eggs and mix thoroughly.
• Cook the omelet over moderate heat until the bottom is set. Finish cooking under a hot broiler until the top is puffed but the omelet is still slightly liquid underneath. Sprinkle with basil or tarragon and serve.