MUSHROOM AND SAUSAGE PURSES WITH MADEIRA CREAM SAUCE

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MUSHROOM AND SAUSAGE PURSES WITH MADEIRA CREAM SAUCE image

Categories     Pork

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

Sauce
1/2 c Madeira
2 c beef stock or broth
2 T minced shallot
1 1/2 c whipping cream
Purses
1 1/2 lbs hot Italian sausages
2 T vegetable oil
1/4 c minced shallots
1/4 c unsalted butter
1 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced
1/2 t dried thyme
8 oz cream cheese-room temp.
8 oz ricotta cheese
16 phyllo pastry sheets
3/4 c unsalted butter, melted

Steps:

  • For Sauce: Boil Madeira and shallots in heavy med. saucepan until almost all liquid evaporates, about 5 min. Add stock and boil until reduced to about 1/2 c, about 10 minutes. Add cream and boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 10 min. For Purses: Cook sausages in heavy, large skillet over medium high heat until no longer pink, crumbling with fork, about 5 min. Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Pour off fat from skillet. Add 1/4 c butter and oil to skillet and let butter melt. Add mushrooms and saute 6 minutes. Add shallots and thyme and saute until almost all liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Add sausages and cool. Mix cream cheese and ricotta in bowl to blend. Add mushroom mixture and stir to blend. Stack 2 phyllo sheets on work surface. Cut off a strip to form a 12" square. Reserve strip. Brush square with melted butter. Place 1/8 of sausage mixture in center of square. Gather up corners and form bundle. Gently twist phyllo strip to form ropelike tie, and make a loose knot to form a bundle. Place bundle on a baking sheet, and brush with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.) Preheat oven to 400. Bake bundles until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Bring sauce to simmer and spoon onto plates. Top with pastry.

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