Wild Mushroom Cappuccino

Wild Mushroom Cappuccino

Recipe type: Side Dish Yield: 8 Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 1 mins Total time: 31 mins

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Ingredients:

8 oz Portbello mushrooms
8 oz Cremini mushrooms
8 oz Shitake mushrooms
8 oz Oyster mushrooms
8 oz Chanterelle mushrooms
1 oz Morels – dried/ground to powder
1 C Port wine
2 C Red wine
5 oz Shallots – finely chopped
2 t Thyme – fresh
1 t Rosemary – fresh
1 t Black Pepper
4 oz Sweet Butter
3 Qt Stock – chicken or vegetable
1 C Heavy Cream
2 oz Olive oil
Sea Salt
Steamed Milk

Directions:

1. Clean mushrooms by removing stems, rinsing caps in cold water and toweling dry.
2. Dice mushroom caps and stems 1/2 inch in size and separate in two equal portions.
3. In a 6 quart sauce pot, melt 2 oz of butter, add 4 oz of shallots and brown over medium.
4. Add half of the diced mushrooms.
5. Pour the port and red wine immediately, add the thyme,rosemary and black pepper.
6. Let reduce over medium heat until dry.
7. Add stock and reduce by 1 quart.
8. Puree the stock finely and strain though a medium size mesh, making sure that the mushrooms paste is pushed through the sieve.
9. Return stock to the sauce pot, simmer for 15 minutes and skim the surface of broth.
10. Season to taste with salt.
11. In a large saute pan, combine 2 oz of butter with 1 oz finely diced shallots and 2 oz olive oil.
12. Saute second half of the mushrooms for 2 minutes on high heat.
13. Season to taste by adding the mushroom broth.
14. Serve in a coffee or cappuccino cup (8-9 oz. capacity).
15. Fill each cup 1/2 inch from the rim and top with steamed milk.
16. Sprinkle the morel powder and a touch of paprika and serve with a Parmesan twist.

Published on September 29, 2008 by Teri Williams