SCALLION WILD RICE CREPES, MUSHROOM FILLED W/ RED PEPPER SAUCE

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From Gourmet Magazine (November 2002) these savory crepes are the perfect vegetarian entree for a fancy dinner party. Each component can be made 2-days ahead, then assembled at the last minute. Not difficult to make, but there are a lot of steps. The result is worth the effort! Recipe by Shelly Wiseman. (Can substitute jarred roasted red peppers. And green onions are the same as a scallion...) Edited to add: Sauted portabello strips can completely replace all the fussiness with the dried mushrooms. I also served this with creamed spinach in place of the red pepper sauce. Just depends on what color looks best to you.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 24

4 cups water
1 cup wild rice (uncooked, about 5 oz)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 cups whole milk
4 large eggs
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup thinly sliced scallion
3 medium red bell peppers (18 oz)
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 ounces dried porcini mushrooms
3/4 cup boiling-hot water
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 lbs fresh cremini mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
3 large garlic cloves, minced
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
3/4 teaspoon salt
thinly sliced scallion

Steps:

  • Make crêpe batter:.
  • Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add rice and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat and cook, covered, over low heat until rice is tender and grains are split open, 1 to 1 1/4 hours (not all liquid will be absorbed). Drain well in a colander and cool to warm.
  • Blend together milk, eggs, 3 tablespoons butter, flour, pepper, remaining teaspoon salt, and 1 cup cooked wild rice in a blender until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in scallions and 1 1/2 cups cooked wild rice (reserve remainder for another use). Let batter stand, covered, at room temperature 1 hour.
  • Make sauce while rice cooks:.
  • Roast bell peppers on racks of gas burners over high heat, turning with tongs, until skins are blackened, 10 to 12 minutes. (Or broil peppers on a broiler pan about 5 inches from heat, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes.) Transfer to a large bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap, then let stand 20 minutes.
  • When cool enough to handle, peel peppers, discarding stems and seeds, and coarsely chop.
  • Purée peppers with water, oil, vinegar, and salt in cleaned blender until smooth. Season with pepper and pour into a small heavy saucepan.
  • Make filling while batter stands:.
  • Soak porcini in boiling-hot water in a small bowl until softened, about 20 minutes. Lift porcini out, squeezing liquid back into bowl, then rinse porcini (to remove any grit) and finely chop. Pour soaking liquid through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel into another small bowl.
  • Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a 12- to 13-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté porcini and cremini mushrooms, tossing with 2 wooden spatulas or spoons, until wilted and any liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, and remaining tablespoon butter and sauté, stirring, 1 minute. Add porcini soaking liquid and boil until most of liquid is evaporated and mushrooms are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Cook and assemble crêpes:.
  • Line a plate with 1 square of wax paper. Heat crêpe pan over moderate heat until hot, then brush lightly with some melted butter. Spoon about 1/3 cup batter into pan, tilting and rotating to coat bottom. (If batter sets before skillet is coated, reduce heat slightly for next crêpe.) Cook until underside is lightly browned, about 1 minute, then loosen crêpe with a heatproof plastic spatula and flip over with your fingers. Cook crêpe until other side is lightly browned, about 1 minute, and transfer to wax-paper-lined plate. Top crêpe with another square of wax paper. Make more crêpes with remaining batter, brushing pan lightly with butter as needed. (You will have extra crêpes.).
  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Brush some melted butter on bottom of a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Spread 1/4 cup filling centered over half of 1 crêpe, then fold other half over filling to form a half-moon. Fold half-moon in thirds, overlapping outer sections (making a cone shape), and transfer to baking pan. Repeat procedure with 11 more crêpes, arranging in 1 layer in baking pan.
  • Brush crêpes generously with remaining melted butter and bake in upper third of oven until outsides are crisp and filling is heated through, about 15 minutes.
  • While crêpes are baking, heat sauce over low heat until hot, about 5 minutes.
  • Put sauce on each of 6 plates and top with 2 crêpes.
  • Cooks' notes:.
  • Wild rice can be cooked 2 days ahead and cooled, uncovered, then chilled, covered.
  • Red pepper sauce can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Filling can be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, then chilled, covered.
  • Crêpes can be made and filled 1 day ahead and chilled, wrapped in foil. Brush with melted butter just before baking.

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