Ingredients: Dried Blue Oyster Mushrooms 2 oz Water hot 6 cp Light Olive oil (or clarified butter) ¼ cp Shallots minced dice 6 oz Garlic minced 2 tbs Salt 1 tbs Black pepper ½ tsp White wine 1½ cp Heavy Cream Procedure: Put dried mushrooms in a bowl. Pour hot over the top enough water pushing down with a spoon. Rehydrate till tender, approx. 15-20 min. Remove mushrooms from the liquid and set liquid aside. Rough Chop mushrooms Pour oil in a saucepan Add chopped mushrooms, shallots, garlic, salt, and pepper to the pan and stir fry or sauté, to lightly caramelize. Add White Wine deglaze the pan, and add ½ of the broth that was set aside from rehydration, reduce liquid for 5-10 minutes, until you see it is mostly oil. Add the heavy cream, be sure to shake the heavy cream to get all the fat from the container. Reduce for 10-15 minutes, until desired thickness, check the bottom of the pan frequently to avoid burning. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed. |