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Mushroom duxelles

A duxelles consists of finely sliced mushrooms cooked in butter with shallots.

It is more of a preparation than a dish in its own right, which can be used in other recipes.

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Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 450 g, you will need:

1 500 g mushrooms
2 ½ lemon
3 2 shallots
4 30 g butter
5 1 sprig parsley
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 645 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 min.

Prepare 500 g mushrooms, slice them and sprinkle them with the juice of ½ lemon and mix well.

Reserve.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Prepare 2 shallots and slice thinly.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Melt 30 g butter in a large pan. When good and hot, add the shallots.

Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add the mushrooms, salt again and mix well.

Cover and cook for 1 minute.

Stage 5

Take the lid off and you will see that the mushrooms have given off a lot of liquid.

Stage 6 - 15 min.

Cook until all the liquid has evaporated, stirring from time to time.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Take off the heat, add the chopped parsley and mix well.

Stage 8

Your mushroom duxelle is ready and can be used right away or kept in a sealed container in the fridge, or frozen.

Remarks

If you prefer a finer texture, chop the mushrooms very small (or mince) instead of slicing them.

This is a very old recipe, dating pack to the 17^th century, invented in France by François Pierre de La Varenne, cook to the Marquis d'Uxelles, hence the name.

Keeping

2 or 3 days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
430 Kcal or 1,800 Kj	17 gr	34 gr	25 gr
22 %	6 %	3 %	4 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
67 Kcal or 281 Kj	3 gr	5 gr	4 gr
3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 450 g : 2.94 €

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