Three Mushroom Soufflé Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Separate eggs. Place whites in a large bowl and allow to come to room temperature. Place yolks in a bowl and set aside.
• In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat melt butter, and cook onions and all the spices. Cook until onions tender. Add chopped mushrooms and cook until tender and condensed and thickened. Add the romano cheese. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg yolks one at a time. Set aside. (Do not return to the heat after egg yolks have been added.).
• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Hint: just until they will peak. Add 1/3 of the egg whites to the hot mixture in the saucepan and stir together. (This lightens the sauce so it well fold into egg whites easier.) Add the lightened sauce to the egg whites and fold until mixed.
• Spray individual 4 inch diameter souffle dishes with non-stick coating. Fill each souffle dish to within 1/8 inch of top. Place in the rack in center of the oven and bake 25-30 minutes. Serve immediately. (Souffles will not hold there height and must be served immediately.).

Steps:

• In a skillet set over moderate heat cook the scallion in the oil, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until softened. Add the mushrooms and salt and pepper to taste and cook them, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and toss 1 minute. Add the wine and reduce by half. Add the broth and tomato paste and simmer 3 minutes, stirring. Add the cream and simmer until lightly thickened. Stir in the herbs. Serve the saute over baked or grilled polenta or as a sauce for pasta.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 3-quart pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes or until soft. Add fresh shiitake, button mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and minced ginger. Cook for 3 minutes or until mushrooms are soft and pan juices have evaporated. Stir in the cornstarch and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the vegetable broth and half-and-half. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add vegetable oyster-flavored sauce and stir to mix well. Add chopped cilantro and chopped green onions. Place soup in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Add sesame oil and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish each serving with enoki mushrooms, green onion slivers and cilantro leaves.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; cook 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, mustard, salt and pepper sauce. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to medium-low; stir in cheeses until melted. Transfer to a large bowl., Separate eggs. Place egg whites in a medium bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored, about 4 minutes. Stir in 1/3 cup hot cheese mixture; return all to remaining cheese mixture, stirring constantly. Cool completely, about 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 325°. Place eight ungreased 8-oz. ramekins in a baking pan., With clean beaters, beat egg whites with cream of tartar on high speed until stiff but not dry. With a rubber spatula, gently stir a fourth of the egg whites into cheese mixture. Fold in remaining whites., Transfer to prepared ramekins. Add 1 in. of hot water to baking pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Serve immediately. Freeze option: Securely wrap unbaked souffles with foil and freeze. To use, preheat oven to 325°. Remove foil and place frozen souffles in a baking pan; add 1 in. warm water to larger pan. Bake 60-65 minutes or until heated through and tops are golden brown.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Saute mushrooms, garlic and lemon juice in two tablespoons of the butter.
• Add parley, and tranfer to a medium bowl; set aside.
• Melt the rest of the butter, add flour and stir in for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and stir in milk.
• Return to heat and allow to boil until thickened, while stirring continuously.
• Add the sauce to the mushroom mixture.
• Beat in the egg yolks.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold into the mushroom mixture.
• Fill into greased ramekins, place on a baking sheet, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Watch carefully once they have risen to be sure not to overcook as they will turn rubbery.
• Serve immediately before they collapse.