Wild mushroom fricassée

Serves 4 Starters and mains

Wild  Mushroom Fricassee

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Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
  • 50g trompette de la mort mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
  • 50g chanterelle mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
  • 50g girolles mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
  • 150ml chicken stock
  • 75ml double cream
  • 2tbsp chives, finely chopped
  • 2tbsp chervil, finely chopped

Method

Place a large frying pan over a low-medium heat. Add the butter, oil, shallots and garlic and sweat for 1-2 minutes until just softened.

Add the mushrooms and sauté over a medium-high heat for 1 minute. Pour in the chicken stock and simmer until it has reduced by about a half, then add the cream and warm through.

To finish, season with sea salt and black pepper and stir through the chives and chervil.

Recipes and photographs taken from James Martin’s French Adventure By James Martin, Photography by Peter Cassidy (Quadrilled, £20).
Wild  Mushroom Fricassee
Recipes and photographs taken from James Martin’s French Adventure By James Martin, Photography by Peter Cassidy (Quadrilled, £20).

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