| Mushrooms and cream |
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| One of Giordano's delicious creations. |
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Ingredients:
1 lb small whole fresh mushrooms, well cleaned
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup aromatic white wine
2 oz (¼ C) unsalted butter
2 tblsp Venturi-Schulze balsamic vinegar
1 tblsp all purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
Melt half the butter in a heavy skillet and when it starts foaming, throw
in the whole mushrooms. Keep simmering, shaking the pan, until the mushrooms
are nicely browned. Add the salt, pepper and wine and, over low heat,
simmer until the liquid has reduced to less than half. Now, sprinkle the
flour on the mushrooms and stir quickly to prevent sticking. After a minute
or so, add the cream and cook, stirring frequently for another couple
of minutes. Turn the heat off and stir in the rest of the butter cut into
small chunks. Stir in the balsamic vinegar and serve immediately. Goes
well with meat main dishes and fried fare or poured thickly over pasta
with generous sprinklings of freshly-grated parmesan cheese.
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