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Chicken Breast with Mushroom Sauce

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CHICKEN BREAST WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Chicken breast with mushroom sauce served on black rice is an easy and smooth dish for mushroom lovers. Plus, the healthy properties of black rice are extraordinary! Look at that nice black n white rice dish! This precious black rice turns into dark shades of purple when done right. Not only is it super healthy rice, but it’s also just so pretty on a plate and contrasts perfectly with any cream sauce. This Chicken breast with mushroom sauce is a shout-out to any mushroom lover out there. I personally disliked mushrooms as a kid. I believe it was mostly the squeaky texture that repulsed me. Today, strangely all the stuff I used to dislike as a kid are some of my favourites; like olives, strong cheeses, mushrooms, fish, etc. Strange how our taste develops into something completely different. Black Rice I like to explore more variations of rice, flour and pasta types.…

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Porcini risotto

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porcini risotto italian

If there is a traditional fall risotto in Italy, it’s the beloved risotto ai funghi made with those exquisite porcini mushrooms. Porcini mushroom is such an elegant and filled with flavor mushroom, if you are lucky enough to get it, in whatever form possible (fresh, canned or dry), you’ll never go back to button mushroom. Porcini mushrooms are a relatively bigger kind of mushrooms with a large stem, it’s flavor resemble meat and is quite powerful. It’s the ultimate mushroom to make risotto. The only downside of this wild mushroom is its cost… it’s a quite expensive mushroom and not always easy to find but if you do… and aren’t on a budget, get the Italian in you shine. For this particular recipe I’ve used a pack of medium size dried porcini I bought in Italy this summer. This way, you’ll have to soak the mushroom for about 20-30 minutes before use and then we’ll…

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Mushroom sauce and Kale Knödel

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mushrooms knodel german

On my way back from vacation in Germany, I had to use the next week to try out some of my favorite German recipes. German cuisine is often related to meat and potatoes, well this recipe is no exception. Knödel is a potato dumpling quite popular in Central Europe, although they call it Klöße in northern Germany. Usually for this particular recipe they would make a semmelknödel (bread dumpling) with it, not a potato one. I wanted to experiment more with the potato knödel, this week I’ve already done my first knödel with a beer beef stew which turned out great, although a bit too fluffy. This time I’ve changed the potato for a more waxy or “a less starchy” one which resulted in having to add lots and lots of starch and semolina. Conclusion: use potatoes with the most starch that you know of for those recipes, a russet potato for…

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Shiitake Mushroom Soup

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Shiitake mushroom soup

Shiitake mushroom soup is a creamy, bold and tasty soup. It’s an umami filled dish, since fresh shiitakes are involved… it wouldn’t be the same with dried shiitakes, that umami would sadly vanish. This mushrooms type is way bolder tasting than the normal button mushrooms, although you can also make the soup with any other mushrooms, I’ve used shiitakes mushrooms for its bold flavour. On top of being umami flavoured, the shiitakes have that darker color and firmer texture, resulting in a darker soup but oh! my… so tasty! Another difference between shiitakes and some other mushrooms is the stem… the shiitake stem is way harder and longer to cook then it’s soft main part, which result in… having to cut them up and discard them. Those stem are almost as hard as rocks, so except if you have teeth made of steel, just cut them off. I believe, that mushroom soups should always have a bit of cream…

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