Mushrooms in Cream

Mikekey's Note:

This is from a Vincent Price cookbook: "A Treasury of Great Recipes". Use button mushrooms, or a mix of various fresh mushrooms, i.e. chanterelles, shiitakes, porcinis, etc. Makes a nice side dish.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb mushroom
• 3 tablespoons butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup light cream

Garnish

• 4 slices white bread , crusts trimmed off
• 3 tablespoons butter

Directions:

1. Slice mushrooms.
2. In a skillet, melt 3 tablespoons butter. When butter is foaming, add sliced mushrooms; stir them well for 1 minute to coat thoroughly with butter.
3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4. Add cream and simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. To make garnish, cut each slice of bread into 4 triangles.
6. Melt butter in a skillet and saute triangles on each side, until slightly browned.
7. Serve mushrooms in shallow, single-serving casserole dish and stand toast triangles around the edges, with points up.

Reviews

[lazyme]

Wonderful! I love mushrooms and these were simple and great. I made them as directed and they made a great little appetizer. They were so good that I made them again to go along with a steak. Thanks Mikekey for a great new keeper. Congrats on your Football Pool win.

[breezermom]

Breathtaking! I have this cookbook on my shelf, and I've never made this recipe...shame on me! Fabulous! Made exactly as posted, except I halved the recipe....wanted to add garlic, but restrained to stay true to the recipe! I used toasted french bread instead of regular bread. I'd give this more than 5 stars if I could! Thanks for sharing!

[Nif]

So good!!!! This is absolutely terrific on a good steak. We really enjoyed it with Grilled T-Bone Steaks and New Potatoes with Vinaigrette. I made this as listed but I only had milk so I simmered it for about 15 minutes to thicken. Made for my adopted chef for Fall 2009 PAC. Thanks mikekey! :)