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Croute aux champignons

Mushrooms on Toast Recipe

Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:20 minutes
Course: Apéritif, Entrée
Cuisine: Française
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 slices of bread
  • 250 g brown button mushrooms
  • 2 large handfuls of chanterelles or other
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 small shallot
  • 1 large knob of butter
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 slice of pecorino (optional)

Instructions

  • Wash the mushrooms by drying them. Cut the larger ones into pieces.
  • In a casserole dish, brown the pressed garlic and the chopped shallot with the butter.
  • Add the chopped button mushrooms and sear them until they start to turn golden brown on each side, stirring them as little as possible.
  • Then add the chanterelles and cook for a few minutes.
  • Pour in the heavy cream and stir.
  • Arrange the mushrooms on the previously toasted slices of bread. Add salt and pepper
  • You can grate cheese on top.

Notes

Concerning cooking mushrooms (especially button mushrooms): it is better to let them cook without stirring them too much because otherwise they release water.