Mushrooms on toast, French style
This is a French version of mushrooms on toast! The mushrooms are simmered in cream then served on a slice of fried buttered bread.
224 K 3.9/5 (51 reviews)
2 hours 5 min.
Easy
4 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: April 6th 2017
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
½ cup dried morels - 2
1 onion - 3
3 tablespoons olive oil - 4
2 tablespoons butter - 5
1 glass dry white wine (optional) - 6
1 ¾ cup liquid cream - 7
1 1⁄3 cup bread - 8 ¼ cup butter
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 8 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 60 min.
All in all: 2 hours 5 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 17:25.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 hour
Rehydrate ½ cup dried morels, and set aside the mushrooms "jus" (juice) you got.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Add the drained mushrooms, 1 glass dry white wine and 2 or 3 ladles of mushroom water.
Cook the mushrooms in this mixture until all the liquid has evaporated.
Cook the mushrooms in this mixture until all the liquid has evaporated.
Stage 4 - 20 min.
Pour 1 ¾ cup liquid cream over the mushrooms, salt and pepper once more, then leave uncovered over low heat to thicken.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut the bread into thick slices and butter.
Stage 6 - 6 min.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Place a slice of fried bread on each plate. Tip: cut a hole in the middle of each slice with a cutter. You can then fill it with mushrooms more easily.
Stage 8
Divide the mushrooms in their cream sauce between the plates and serve immediately.
Remarks
As you can see from the photos, I used a mixture of wild mushrooms here, but morels are by far the best for this.
And to drink?
A dry white wine, the same as you have used in the recipe. I suggest a wine from the Jura, a Chardonnay or a Chardonnay-Savagnin blend.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge in a sealed container, then reheated to put on the bread at the last minute
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 440 RDI=170 % | 3,480 RDI=330 % | 300 RDI=50 % | 2,980 RDI=150 % | 12,480 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=20 % | 330 RDI=30 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 280 RDI=10 % | 1,190 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 110 RDI=40 % | 870 RDI=80 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 750 RDI=40 % | 3,120 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 46.75 €
- Per person : 11.70 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Liquid cream
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Bread
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Dried morels
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Butter
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