Wild Mushroom Ragoût on Crispy Polenta with Comte Cheese
Wild Mushroom Ragoût on Crispy Polenta with Comte Cheese requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. For 96 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This side dish has 232 calories, 7g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. This recipe from Epicurious requires balsamic vinegar, whipping cream, coarsely comtã© cheese, and fresh parsley. 55 people were impressed by this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 42%. This score is pretty good. Try Wild Mushroom Ragoût On Crispy Polenta With Comte Cheese, Wild Mushroom Ragout Over Creamy Polenta, and Wild Mushroom and Parsnip Ragout with Cheesy Polenta for similar recipes.
Servings: 10
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons butter, divided
1/3 cup (packed) coarsely grated Comté cheese
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
1/4 cup low-salt chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds assorted wild mushrooms (such as oyster, crimini, and stemmed shiitake), thickly sliced
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 cup polenta (coarse cornmeal)*
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1/3 cup crème fraîche or whipping cream
2 cups whole milk
1/3 cup (packed) coarsely grated Comté cheese
Equipment:
baking sheet
sauce pan
whisk
frying pan
oven
Cooking instruction summary:
Preparation For polenta: Generously butter 13x9x1- inch baking sheet. Bring milk, broth, and bay leaf to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat; cover and let steep 20 minutes to allow flavors to develop. Discard bay leaf. Bring liquid to boil. Gradually add polenta, whisking constantly until smooth. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until polenta is very thick, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Stir in Comté cheese and butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer polenta to prepared 13x9x1-inch baking sheet. Using wet hands, press polenta evenly over sheet to edges. Chill until firm, at least 3 hours. Cut polenta into 20 squares. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. For mushroom ragout: Melt 2 tablespoons butter with 2 tablespoons oil in large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add all mushrooms and sauté until tender and browned, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add shallots and balsamic vinegar; sauté until tender, about 2 minutes. Season lightly to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm mushrooms in large skillet over medium-high heat until heated through. Add broth and simmer 1 minute. Stir in crème fraîche and half of parsley. Season mushroom ragout to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat; coverto keep warm. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 300°F. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add polenta squares to skillet and cook until browned, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet and keep warm in oven while cooking remaining polenta squares. Arrange 2 polenta squares on each plate. Top each with warm mushroom ragout; sprinkle with grated Comté cheese and remaining parsley and serve. MORE INFO: Comté is a semi-firm, Gruyère-style cow's-milk cheese made primarily in France's Franche-Comté region. It adds great flavor to this recipe and would also be delicious on a cheese platter. Comté is available at some supermarkets, cheese shops, and specialty foods stores. *Polenta can be found at some supermarkets, as well as at natural foods stores and Italian markets. If polenta is unavailable, substitute an equal amount of regular yellow cornmeal and cook it about half as long.
Step by step:
For polenta
1. Generously butter 13x9x1- inch baking sheet. Bring milk, broth, and bay leaf to simmer in heavy medium saucepan.
2. Remove saucepan from heat; cover and let steep 20 minutes to allow flavors to develop. Discard bay leaf. Bring liquid to boil. Gradually add polenta, whisking constantly until smooth. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until polenta is very thick, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Stir in Comté cheese and butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
3. Transfer polenta to prepared 13x9x1-inch baking sheet. Using wet hands, press polenta evenly over sheet to edges. Chill until firm, at least 3 hours.
4. Cut polenta into 20 squares. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
For mushroom ragout
1. Melt 2 tablespoons butter with 2 tablespoons oil in large deep skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add all mushrooms and sauté until tender and browned, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
3. Add shallots and balsamic vinegar; sauté until tender, about 2 minutes. Season lightly to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
4. Rewarm mushrooms in large skillet over medium-high heat until heated through.
5. Add broth and simmer 1 minute. Stir in crème fraîche and half of parsley. Season mushroom ragout to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Remove from heat; coverto keep warm.
7. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 300°F. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add polenta squares to skillet and cook until browned, about 2 1/2 minutes per side.
8. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet and keep warm in oven while cooking remaining polenta squares.
9. Arrange 2 polenta squares on each plate. Top each with warm mushroom ragout; sprinkle with grated Comté cheese and remaining parsley and serve.
MORE INFO
1. Comté is a semi-firm, Gruyère-style cow's-milk cheese made primarily in France's Franche-Comté region. It adds great flavor to this recipe and would also be delicious on a cheese platter. Comté is available at some supermarkets, cheese shops, and specialty foods stores.
2. *Polenta can be found at some supermarkets, as well as at natural foods stores and Italian markets. If polenta is unavailable, substitute an equal amount of regular yellow cornmeal and cook it about half as long.
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