MUSHROOM AND HAZELNUT LOAF

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This is another Jeremy Vincent recipe. This loaf is a perfect partner for roast turkey or chicken. The loaf can be prepared a day ahead and stored in the fridge. It is served as an alternative to stuffing, or cooked in a loaf tin, and served on the side. The loaf can also be used as a stuffing inside the bird, put into the cavity of a chicken or turkey, and cooked with the poultry. I have posted the recipe as printed from the Weekly Times.

Provided by Tisme

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 1h40m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

170 g butter, plus extra for preparing the tin
4 shallots, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup onion, chopped
3 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1/2 cup white wine
680 g mixed mushrooms, stems removed, cut into 1cm chunks (button, field, shiitake or a combination of wild mushrooms)
1 cup chicken stock (substitute vegetable stock, if preferred)
sea salt
fresh ground white pepper
8 cups bread, cubed (use a rustic country or bakers loaf, rather than supermarket sliced)
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
3 sage leaves, chopped
3/4 cup hazelnuts, halved and lightly roasted
3 extra-large eggs, beaten
2 cups cream
1 teaspoon hazelnut oil (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Melt the butter in a large frying pan, add the shallots, garlic and onion and saute until translucent.
  • Add a teaspoon of thyme and the mushrooms.
  • Cook until the mushrooms are light brown.
  • Add the wine and cook until the liquid evaporates, then repeat with the stock.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place the mushrooms in a bowl.
  • Generously butter a 26cm loaf tin.
  • Put the bread, parsley, sage, hazelnuts, remaining thyme and mushroom mixture in a large bowl.
  • Stir in the eggs, cream and hazelnut oil (if using) until combined and season with a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of pepper.
  • Spread the stuffing in the loaf tin, then cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
  • Remove the foil and bake another 30 minutes, until golden.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 397.2, Fat 31.5, SaturatedFat 16, Cholesterol 127.2, Sodium 318.5, Carbohydrate 21.6, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 2.8, Protein 7.2

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