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The Fungal Saute

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Fungal Gourmet

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (10)

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  • Level:

    Easy

  • Yield:

    4 servings

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds cremini mushrooms, 1/4-inch sliced
  • 2 tablespoons clarified butter
  • Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 1 1/2 ounces cognac
  • 2 teaspoons fresh chopped chives

Directions

In a 10-inch heavy saute pan, heat 1 ounce of clarified butter over high heat. Add sliced mushrooms one handful at a time to saute pan. As mushrooms begin to develop rich, brown color, push them to the outside of the saute pan. Turn the mushrooms over as they begin to color. When pan becomes dry, add remaining clarified butter to the pan. Add another handful of mushrooms to the pan and continue until all mushrooms have been added. Season with salt and pepper after the last addition to the pan has been made.

Make a hole in the middle of the pan and add the shallots. Deglaze pan with cognac, scraping up any browned mushroom bits. Add the chives. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

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  • recipe The Fungal Saute
    Jerome Winter Springs, FL 03-28-2008

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    Clarified Butter

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    The Fungal Saute deserves 4 stars. The rapid-fire instructions for making clarified butter with hot tap water did not work... for me. Next time I follow Emeril's recipe to clarify butter.Read more
  • recipe The Fungal Saute
    Brooke Shorewood`, WI 01-31-2008

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    Breaking an old habit was worth the risk!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    For years, I've been sauteing mushrooms over low heat. In fact, I did it that way because of the advice of a certain young,... good looking upstart of a Food Network chef who usually knows what he's talking about. Not this time. Alton's deceptively simple high heat method, using clarified butter, produced the absolute best sauted mushrooms I've ever made. My life as a cook has change once again, thanks to Alton Brown!Read more
  • recipe The Fungal Saute
    Anonymous 06-17-2007

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    Excellent

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I had this...very very good....my children couldn't get enough.....
  • recipe The Fungal Saute
    Jan Silsbee, TX 04-28-2005

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    Fungal saute

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Simply Fabulous!
  • recipe The Fungal Saute
    Anonymous 04-28-2005

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    I'm not sure this is a "recipe," but....

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    it's a good technique for beginnging a recipte that requires mushrooms, such as the stuffed mushrooms discussed above, as a... base for mushroom soup, or as a side for steak (although if serving with steak, the classic preparation is to saute them either whole or halved, instead of sliced). Oh, and brandy or sherry works well too.Read more
  • recipe The Fungal Saute
    John Eden Priarie, MN 04-28-2005

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    HOLY ....................................Alton Brown

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I almost said something else. MAN these are great. WOW. Hats off buddy.
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