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Duxelles (Minced Mushrooms with Herbs)

Duxelles is a French mushroom dish.

Yield 1½ cups

Ingredients

  • ½ pound fresh mushrooms or mushroom stems, minced
  • 1 small onion or 1–2 shallots, minced
  • 1–2 tablespoons butter
  • Salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Chopped parsley to taste
  • 1 pinch tarragon or thyme (optional) (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a frying pan, sauté the onion in butter until soft but not brown (about 3–5 minutes).
  2. 2
    Stir in minced mushrooms, salt, pepper, chopped parsley, and tarragon.
  3. 3
    Cook the mixture over medium high heat until the mushrooms give off a lot of liquid; that liquid will evaporate completely (about 5–10 minutes). The duxelles should look like a coarse mash.
  4. 4
    Cool the mixture slightly, and taste for seasoning.
Cuisine
French