Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Portabella Mushroom, Shallot and Farmers Cheese Tort with Parmesan Crust


There is defiantly  something wonderful about the smell  of  onions cooking.  It is a deep hearty aroma that fills the air and can drive anyone to hunger.  Shallots are particularly aromatic so when they are being slowly caramelized in olive oil with mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and thyme,  it is truly god sent.  I try to make everything from scratch as much as possible so I even made my own cheese for this , but store bought works.  I just really liked using a creation within a creation .  If you have a particular favorite, use that. Farmers , goat or any crumbly creamy cheese works.  For the pie crust I just used a basic pie crust recipe.  I doubled the recipe for a thicker crust.  Any kind  of  mushroom  can  be  used  or  even a  mix of  mushrooms but the portabella is meaty, has a great consistency and really came through.  It is an earthy dish so  I recommend making a crispy mixed green salad with fruits and nuts to accompany it.  To drink a  nice cranberry  or cider spritzer.  

Pie  Crust
1 1/2 Cup flour
1/2 butter  or lard
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp water
Mix  all  ingredients together  form  ball  and  roll  out to 1/8th of an inch thick.  
Line  9 inch  pie  tin and  bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes  remove and  let sit and  cool

Filing
1 cups poratabella  mushroom coarsely chopped
1/2 cup shallots thinly  sliced
1 clove garlic
1 cup vegetable stock
3 tbls red wine vinegar
1 tsp salt 
1tsp black pepper
1tsp thyme
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp flour dissolved in 2 tbls water
Combine all ingredients in sauce pan and slowly  simmer till over low heat  till liquid is reduced

Line  bottom of pie crust  with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese  
crumble 4 Oz farmers and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese mix  in to filling before putting in pie
Bake at 350 degrees for  45 minutes
Remove from oven let  cool  and  serve warm

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