Time for Morels, the tasty Mushrooms more valuable than gold!
April 20, 2008
(picture from www.dcnr.state.pa.us)
I love morel mushrooms. I did not have a single morel mushroom last year but hope to this year. Feel free to send me a recipe( or morels ) of you have any.
Fettuccine Alfredo with Morels
Ingredients
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons Cognac
1 1/4 pounds fresh morels, rinsed, drained, and patted dry, or 1/4 pound dried, soaked, drained, and patted dry
1fettuccine
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan plus, if desired, additional as an accompaniment
Preparation
In a skillet melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over moderately low heat, add the cream, the Cognac, and salt and pepper to taste, and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the morels, simmer them, covered, for 10 minutes, and keep the mixture warm. In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the porcini fettuccine and the scallion fettuccine for 3 minutes, or until it is al dente. While the pasta is cooking, in a large deep skillet melt the remaining 6 tablespoons butter over low heat. Drain the pasta, add it to the large skillet, and toss it with the butter, lifting the strands. Add the morel mixture, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, and pepper to taste and toss the mixture well. (Alternatively, the 2 kinds of fettuccine may be cooked and sauced separately.) Serve the pasta on heated plates with the additional Parmesan.
On Saturday May 3, 2008, there is a Morel Mushroom Festival at Brown County State Park. There will be guided hunts, live cooking demonstrations, live music and much more. http://morelmushroomfestival.com/
Where are you located? Are there any cost? Please give me all details .
I have just started a mushroom project; it’s for business. Right now , I have four kinds of mushrooms but there are two more will be included at a later date.
Anybody out there would like to share some thoughts or recipes? Do you have some helpful hints?.
I am waiting to hear from you all soon; Help!
Dec.25, 2009 I will be hosting a birthday party for my friend’s nephew who will be 18 years old.
For this birthday party I’ve created some dishes of morels and shiitake mushrooms.
These recipes will be coming;hopfully it will be there in time for your next cook book.
wouldn’t it be great to have a party section in the cookbook?
Please send me the submission paper work.
The New recipes I made up tested and tried came through GREAT.
It is call ‘Jolii.’ My, I thought its not going to be enough.