Best Chanterelle Mushroom Recipes

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM AND BACON TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute shallots until they begin to brown. Add garlic and mushrooms, and cook until tender. Deglaze pan with brandy, and season with thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat, and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine egg, milk, Swiss cheese, cream cheese, and bacon. Fold in mushroom mixture. Spoon evenly into phyllo cups, and place cups on baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until filling is set.

JUNIPER-BRINED ROAST TURKEY WITH CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Combine the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, sage, thyme, and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Mix well and set aside.
• Position a rack on the second-lowest level in the oven and preheat to 500°F. Have ready a large roasting pan with a roasting rack, preferably V-shaped, set in the pan.
• Put 1/2 cup of the vegetable mixture inside the neck cavity and 1/2 cup inside the chest cavity of the turkey. Scatter the remainder on the bottom of the roasting pan and add 1 cup water to the pan. Truss the turkey. Using a pastry brush, brush the turkey with half of the melted butter. Place the turkey, breast side down, on the roasting rack. Roast for 30 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F. Baste the turkey with the pan juices and roast for 30 minutes longer.
• Remove the turkey from the oven. Using silicone oven mitts, regular oven mitts covered with aluminum foil, or wads of paper towels, turn the turkey breast side up. (It won't be very hot at this point.) Baste with the pan juices and the remaining melted butter, and return the turkey to the oven. Continue to roast, basting with the pan juices again after 45 minutes. At this point, check the internal temperature of the turkey by inserting an instant-read thermometer into the thickest part of a thigh without touching bone. (As a point of reference, when the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 125°F, the turkey is about 1 hour away from being done. Of course, roasting times will vary, depending on the size of the bird, its temperature when it went into the oven, whether or not it is stuffed, and your particular oven and the accuracy of the thermostat.) The turkey is done when the instant-read thermometer registers 160° to 165°F when inserted into the thickest part of a thigh away from the bone.
• When the turkey is done, tilt the body so the juices from the main cavity run into the pan. Transfer to a carving board or serving platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Let the turkey rest for 30 to 40 minutes before carving, to allow the juices to redistribute. (The internal temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees while the turkey rests.)
• Strain the juices, vegetables, and browned bits from the roasting pan through a fine-mesh sieve set over a large glass measuring cup. Set aside and allow the fat to rise to the top. Spoon off the fat. The pan juices from a brined turkey are usually too salty to add to gravy, so I refrigerate it and add it to the water for making stock from the carcass; the juices provide additional flavor and the salt is diluted by the water.
• Carve the turkey. Serve, accompanied by the Chanterelle Mushroom Gravy.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until soft but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add chanterelle mushrooms; cook and stir until excess liquid evaporates, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in wild rice; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour broth into the pot; bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until mushrooms are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, lemon juice, parsley, black pepper, dill, paprika, and salt. Simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes more.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• In a 2 1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and swirl to coat the pan. Add the shallot and sauté until soft but not browned, about 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and sauté, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms soften and give up their juices, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the flour and 1/2 cup of the stock until the flour is dissolved.
• Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups stock to the mushrooms in the pan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the flour mixture and simmer until the gravy thickens, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Keep warm until ready to serve.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over low heat. Add onion and garlic, cover, and cook until soft, about 20 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium and stir in chanterelle mushrooms. Sprinkle with flour and pour in boiling water, stirring constantly. Season with chicken bouillon, bay leaves, thyme, white pepper, and nutmeg and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer until mushrooms are soft and flavors are well combined, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves. Puree chanterelle soup with an immersion blender until smooth.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM TARTLETS

Steps:

• Heat the half the butter or margarine and the corn oil in a large skillet. It needs to be super hot.
• Add the half the mushrooms and half the onion. Saute until browned. (If your mushrooms are wet, even with the very high temperature, they may release liquid. If this happens, continue to cook until the liquid evaporated and mushrooms brown a little.
• Cook the second half of mushrooms and onions in the other half of butter and oil.
• Beat the egg slightly and add some of the hot mixture to it.
• Add the egg mixture to the skillet along with the cheese, thyme, and the parsley.
• Cook about one minute longer and set aside.
• Cut the crusts off the bread and flatten each with a rolling pin.
• Spread butter or margarine on one side of the slices of bread.
• Cut into quarters and put into mini-muffin trays, butter side down.
• Fill each with the mushroom filling.
• Top with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

VEGETARIAN CARAMELIZED ONION & CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and butter a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Spread bread cubes on two rimmed cookie sheets and bake for about 10-12 minutes, stirring once, until they begin to turn golden brown and are fairly dry and crisp. Remove from oven and set aside.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt butter.
• Add onions, 1 teaspoon salt and a couple grounds of fresh ground pepper. Cook on medium-low for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened and well-browned (caramelized).
• Increase heat to medium and add the celery and mushrooms to the pan. Stirring frequently, saute until tender, about four minutes.
• Add sage, thyme, and parsley, and stir for another minute.
• Add a cup of the broth, gently stirring until much of the bits of onion have come off of bottom of the pan.
• Set aside and let onion and broth mixture cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg.
• Stir in the onion/broth mixture and the rest of the broth.
• Add the bread, and toss to coat evenly.
• Pour into the prepared baking pan and press the top gently.
• Bake uncovered for 40 - 50 minutes or until browned and crisp on top.

PHEASANT, CHESTNUT AND CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the legs from the pheasant using a sharp knife, then carefully remove the breasts. Place the legs, breasts and carcass in a cooking pot with the onion, leek, thyme, chicken stock and wine. Season lightly, bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Take out the pheasant breasts and set aside on a plate. Continue to simmer the soup for a further 20 minutes. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the flour over a low heat. Whisk the flour and butter mixture into the simmering soup in pieces to thicken it, then continue to simmer for another 20 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6. Score the chestnuts and place on a small baking tray. Cover with foil and bake for about 12-15 minutes, then remove to a plate and leave until cool enough to handle. Peel away the skins and cut each chestnut into two or three pieces. Strain the soup through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan and add the cream. Remove the pheasant meat from the legs and cut the breast into bite-sized pieces. Add to the soup with the chestnuts, chanterelles and chopped parsley. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Check the seasoning and serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, KALE, AND CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add mushrooms and salt. Cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir butter into mushrooms and let melt fully. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add broth, squash, and bay leaf. Season with pepper and curry powder. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and partially cover the pot. Cook until squash is soft, about 15 minutes.
• Stir kale into the pot and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if desired.

MARINATED CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM CANAPES

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and salt. Saute until most of the water released from the mushrooms has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Transfer mushrooms to a bowl, reserving oil in the pan.
• Add leek, onion, carrot, and celery and reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir until vegetables are golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic, bay leaf, thyme, and coriander. Return mushrooms to the pan; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add vinegar and cook 1 minute. Add stock and bring to a simmer for 1 more minute. Transfer contents of pan to a heat-resistant bowl and add 1/3 cup olive oil. Let sit 2 hours. Season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Lay baguette slices on a baking sheet. Brush lightly with olive oil and season with salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, turning once, about 8 minutes per side.
• Lay toasted bread on a plate and spoon marinated mushrooms on top.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM SAUCE WITH GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and stir until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Gradually whisk sherry wine and broth into the flour mixture, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Stir in Gorgonzola cheese until melted. Add mushrooms, seasoning blend, and pepper; simmer over medium-low heat until sauce has reduced and desired thickness is achieved, about 30 minutes. I think it's just about perfect when the bubbles start to look like a heavy rain hitting the ground.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Lightly oil a pan; cook chanterelle mushrooms, shallot, and garlic over medium heat until mushrooms are tender and all water has evaporated, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in cooked bacon. Transfer mixture to the pie crust and sprinkle Swiss cheese on top.
• Beat eggs and half-and-half together in a bowl; pour egg mixture over the Swiss cheese in the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until quiche is set, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

PORK RIB IN CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir chanterelle mushrooms and garlic in the hot butter until mushrooms have softened, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir pork in the hot oil until browned and meat is no longer pink inside, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate, leaving pan drippings in saucepan. Pour mushroom mixture with butter into pan drippings.
• Stir flour into mushroom mixture until thoroughly combined; mix in water and bring gravy to a boil, stirring often. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve pork cubes with chanterelle gravy.

SALMON WITH CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the salmon on a sheet pan. Then, combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the salmon. Bake until firm, about 10 minutes. Chanterelle Mushroom Sauce - ½ (one-half) pound fresh chanterelles - 1 Tablespoon shallots, chopped - 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped - 1 Tablespoon butter - ¼ (one-quarter) cup King Estate Pinot Gris - ¾ (three-quarters) cup heavy cream - salt and pepper, to taste Preheat a sauté pan, and then add butter, chanterelles, shallots and garlic and cook until soft. Drain excess juice and add wine and cook to reduce. Then add heavy cream and reduce until it coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Season to taste, then ladle over the salmon.

CREAMY CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse mushrooms and pat dry. Slice in half. Rinse off any bugs or dirt and chop.
• Melt butter in a deep, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir mushroom pieces into the shallots and toss in a generous pinch of salt to help draw out their juices. Add pepper. Drizzle with olive oil. Continue to cook until mushroom pieces shrink in size and brown slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Pour chicken stock into the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, 10 to 20 minutes.
• Ladle soup into a high-powered blender. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; blend on high until pureed, 1 to 2 minutes. Add half-and-half and blend for 1 minute more. Return blended soup to the pot. Heat until warmed through, 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.

SWEDISH CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM PATE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with aluminum foil.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and shallots; cook and stir until the shallot has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Scrape into a mixing bowl, and set aside to cool. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chanterelles, and cook until the mushrooms are tender and golden around the edges, about 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley, and cook for 30 seconds more, then scrape the mushrooms into the mixing bowl, and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Mix the ground pork, egg whites, salt, and pepper into the mushroom mixture with your hands until evenly blended. Stir in the cream until absorbed by the pork mixture. Line the bottom and sides of the loaf pan with the smoked ham. Pack the meat mixture into the loaf pan and flatten the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pate is no longer pink in the center, and has reached an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (72 degrees C), about 1 hour. Serve hot or cold in slices.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat 1 T margarine & 1 T oil in large skillet over medium-low flame.
• Add onions and cook 18 minutes, stirring often, until limp and deeply colored. Transfer onions to small bowl.
• Wipe out skillet, add remaining butter and olive oil and heat over medium-high.
• Cook mushrooms in oil mixture 5 minutes. Strin in rosemanry, salt, & pepper, then cook 5 minutes more until mushrooms are tender.
• Stir in mustard and half & half; cook, stirring often, until thickened into sauce. Add onions.
• Season meat with more salt and pepper.
• Form into six large, 1-inch-thick patties. Heat large, cast iron skillet over medium-high flame for several minutes.
• Pan-grill to desired doneness, 4-6 minutes per side.
• Split buns in half and lightly toast. Serve burgers, topped with mushroom sauce, on toasted buns with dijon mustard.

SWEDISH CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM PATE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with aluminum foil.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and shallots; cook and stir until the shallot has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Scrape into a mixing bowl, and set aside to cool. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chanterelles, and cook until the mushrooms are tender and golden around the edges, about 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley, and cook for 30 seconds more, then scrape the mushrooms into the mixing bowl, and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Mix the ground pork, egg whites, salt, and pepper into the mushroom mixture with your hands until evenly blended. Stir in the cream until absorbed by the pork mixture. Line the bottom and sides of the loaf pan with the smoked ham. Pack the meat mixture into the loaf pan and flatten the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pate is no longer pink in the center, and has reached an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (72 degrees C), about 1 hour. Serve hot or cold in slices.

CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 C.
• Cut the chanterelles into manageable sizes. Keep in mind it needs to fit on top of the puff pastry and you don't want huge chunks here but not too small either. In a bowl toss the mushrooms with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
• Take the puff pastry (defrosted ofcourse) and put some of the mushrooms in the middle, making sure to leave the sides free. Don't be too shy; you want to have a nice little pile of mushrooms there. They will decrease in size in the oven.
• Generously add little chunks of the blue cheese here and there. Make sure to have an even distribution of cheesy goodness there. Once done sprinkle the grated pecorino on top.
• Put some eggwash on the sides of the puff pastry and fold it creatively in a little basket, so that the cheese stays in when it starts to melt. Plus the corners will become nice and crispy too. Pinch it tightly to make sure it stays put once heated.
• Put the little pies in the oven for about 12 minutes on high, then bring the temperature down to 190 °C and bake for another 15 minutes until golden brown and crispy.

.CHANTERELLE MUSHROOM RECIPE

Steps:

• This pleasantly aromatic fleshy wild mushroom shines like an exotic golden flower when seen from a distance against the drab autumn forest background. Also known as "golden chanterelle" and "egg mushroom," it has a magical appeal for most culinary experts in Europe, United States, and Asia. But all chanterelles are not alike. European and Asian forms are usually about the size of a thumb. In the eastern United States they are the size of a fist. But, ah, in the west they can be as large as two hand spans — from little finger to little finger. Chanterelles weighing as much as two pounds are not uncommon. Europeans and easterners claim that their varieties are tastier than those from the West Coast and suggest that flavor is more important than thumb size. It has been a rewarding experience to try to resolve this argument. The reader may happily experiment with such savory adventures as are suggested in this book to discover the truth. Chanterelles seem to be worth their weight in gold. They are golden looking, golden tasting, and golden priced. The cap is fleshy, with wavy, rounded cap margins tapering downward to meet the stem. The gills are not the usual thin straight panels hanging from the lower surface of the cap, as we see in the common store mushroom. Instead, the ridges are rounded, blunt, shallow, and widely spaced. At the edge of the cap they are forked and interconnected. The chanterelle's aroma is variously described as apricot- or peach-like. It is unmistakably different and identifiable. Chanterelles will reappear in the same places year after year if carefully harvested so as not to disturb the ground in which the mycelium (the vegetative part of the mushroom) grows. There are yearly variations — some years more mushrooms, some less. They fruit from September to February on the West Coast and almost all summer in the east, sometimes coming up in several flushes. We think of them as promiscuous in their plant relationships, because we have found their mycelial threads intertwined with the roots of hardwood trees, conifers, shrubs, and bushes. They enjoy deep, old leaf litter. Chanterelles are seldom invaded by insects. And forest animals do not share our interest in them as food. There is an off-white species of chanterelle, called C. subalbidus, the white chanterelle, found in California and the Pacific Northwest. They are found in the same localities as C. cibarius and we clean and cook them in the same manner as the golden ones. In general, they are more difficult to clean because of their fragility. They are seldom found in large numbers. A black relative of the chanterelle, Craterellus cornucopioides, is unfairly called "the trumpet of death." Don't believe it — the black chanterelle is delicious. C. cornucopioides is difficult to spell and to find. Smaller in size than the orange chanterelle, the caps are funnel shaped and hollow all the way down to the base of the stem. It has been well described as a black petunia. Its dark cap, gray underside, and its habit of growing in dark places under shrubs make this secretive mushroom a challenge to find. There are a few equally edible look-alikes. C. cornucopioides can be halved and easily washed off. The texture is crisp and firm, like the Asian wood ear mushroom, but it is much more tasty. Add it to soups or stews for texture and flavor. Sauté it in butter or chop and simmer in a white sauce, then serve on thin slices of toast. Many people dry these mushrooms thoroughly and grind them into a powder. This is sprinkled on top of foods or added to casseroles or soups for a rich mushroom flavor. A Word About Purchasing Commercial Chanterelles More and more golden chanterelles are appearing in marketplaces. They are expensive, so only buy specimens in prime condition. Here is what to look for: 1. They should have a fragrant odor. 2. The color should be golden or apricot. 3. They should not be slimy or have dark, decaying parts. 4. The gills should not be granular, fragmenting off the fleshy portion of the mushrooms. • Cleaning: This can be a chore. Chanterelles grow exuberantly. The cap margins fold tightly to form crevices from which it is difficult to dislodge debris. The caps grow around twigs and brambles. Sometimes it is necessary to section portions of larger specimens to get at the foreign material. Use a toothbrush or a nylon mushroom brush to whisk away any surface material. In order to clean small particles of sand or dirt caught between the rounded gills, you must brush them under a slowly running faucet. Do not soak them. In general, the less water the better. Drain them on paper towels. They keep well if allowed to remain in a waxed paper or brown paper bag in the refrigerator until they are cleaned. However, cleaned chanterelles may also be stored in the refrigerator for a few days. They should be loosely arranged in a bowl lined with cloth or paper towels and covered lightly with towels. • Cooking: Cut them into hunks of a generous size, so that the maximum amount of flavor can be appreciated. Chanterelles are meaty and chewy. One of the best ways to cook them is to slice and sauté them in butter. Cream or half and half and chicken broth are good additions. Chanterelles bake well and retain their flavor after long cooking. Eggs, chicken, pork, and veal harmonize beautifully with them. After trying many recipes, we still prefer to cook chanterelles by baking them for 20 minutes in chicken broth with coarsely chopped onions. Serve this over rice or pasta. Potatoes will overpower the chanterelle flavor, as will many other vegetables. Very few people eat chanterelles raw. They are peppery and upsetting, and they can make some people ill. In any case, their finest flavor can only be appreciated when they are thoroughly cooked. • Preserving: Freeze chanterelles after sautéing with butter and onions. When defrosted, they will retain most of their flavor. Dried chanterelles lose flavor and the texture of the slices becomes rubbery. A chef recently suggested that dried chanterelles reconstituted in water overnight retain more flavor if the soaking water is included when they are cooked. To can chanterelles, clean them thouroughly and cut them in big chunks and steam for 20 minutes. Place the pieces in small canning jars and cover them with the liquid from the steaming vessel or boiling water to make up the difference. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vinegar. Finally, sterilize them for 40 minutes in a pressure cooker at 10 pounds pressure. Chanterelles can be pickled with various spices and flavorings in vinegar, oil, soy sauce, etc.. They will keep for a week in the refrigerator.