One of my favorite mushrooms is the chantarelle mushroom. Oh my.. Part of the fun is of course picking them, and we did for so many years in Finland's beautiful forests about this time of the year, however now we have to live with what we get in a Costco down here in Southern California.
On top of its deliciousness it's also very easy to prepare, and requires very few ingredients, as most of the finnish recipes have mild flavoring.
Head to Costco this weekend and surprise the family with something different.
Ingredients
1 pound, (450-500g) chantarelle mushrooms
1 large onion
4 tbsp oil
2 garlic heads
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp flour (optional, I don't necessarily like the thick sauce, so I leave it most of the time out)
approximtely 1 cup (200 ml) half/half
salt to taste
pinch of black pepper
Clean and cut the mushrooms in desired sizes. My advise is not to chop them too small. They look and taste better in larger, crunchier bits.
Chop the onion in small cubes, and saute in the 4 tbsp of oil until golden in color and transparent.
Add the mushroom, salt to taste, start with 1/2 tsp, and the pinch of salt, and let is saute for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile in a small skillet heat the butter, and add the garlic heads (cleaned and smashed, to release the taste). Fry until a bit golden and released the lovely garlic flavor, add the flour, let it fry just a bit, like 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Pour the half-half in the butter-garlic-flour mixture, and stirr until you get that creamy, smooth texture.
Transfer the half-half mix to the mushroom, taste, and adjust saltiness as desired and simmer at very low heat for an additional 2 minutes.
Cover, and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Serve with boiled potato wedges, or your preferred rice.
Bon appétit!
OBS. If yiu serve it with potato wedges boiled in their skin without salt, you'll need to add some extra salt in the mushroom stew.
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