Basque Mushroom Toast Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add flour; stir 1 minute. Mix Sherry and chili; simmer 3 minutes. Add broth; cook until mixture thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in parsley.
• Meanwhile preheat broiler. Brush bread with olive oil. Broil until golden.
• Arrange 1 toast slice on each plate. Spoon mushroom sauce over and serve.

Steps:

• Thinly slice mushrooms (caps & stems)
• Chop garlic
• Chop parsley
• Using 1 tbl of olive oil, brush bread slices
• Heat 3 tbls of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally,until tender(10 min)
• Sprinkle flour over cooked mushroom/garlic mixture and stir (1 min)
• Mix in sherry and red pepper flakes and simmer (3 min)
• Add beef broth and cook until mixture thickens, stirring occasionally (20 min)
• Season with salt & pepper and more red pepper flakes to taste
• Preheat Broiler
• Broil oil-brushed bread slices until golden

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Use a small cookie cutter to cut rounds out of the bread. Press the rounds into ungreased mini muffin tins, and bake for 8 or 9 minutes until golden; keep a close watch on them, as they bake fast. Turn out bread cups to cool.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the mushrooms and onions, and cook until soft, about 8 minutes. Season with cayenne pepper, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and chopped parsley. Gradually stir in half-and-half, and sprinkle with a bit of flour until mixture gets thick.
• Fill bread cups with mushroom mixture, top each with a sprinkle of Parmesan, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the mushrooms, onion and parsley in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool slightly. , Transfer to a blender; cover and process until pureed. Return to pan. Stir in sour cream; heat through, stirring occasionally (do not boil).

Steps:

• Heat a wide skillet over high heat and add butter, swirling pan. When butter begins to sizzle, add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add thyme and garlic, and stir to coat. Season well with salt and pepper and continue to sauté for a minute more, then add sherry, if using. Add crème fraîche and let mixture simmer 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toast bread slices until golden. Lightly butter them and place on individual warm plates.
• Spoon mushrooms and juices over toasted bread. Top with chopped parsley.