Fun-Guy Mushrooms Recipe

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large shallot or small yellow onion, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced
• 1/2 pound crimini mushrooms, sliced
• 1/3 cup brandy
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper

1. Melt the butter over medium heat in a wide frying pan. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring once in a while, until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms along with a couple of good pinches of salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes more, until the mushrooms have given off their liquid and reduced to about two-thirds their original volume.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and pour in the brandy from a measuring cup. (Don't pour directly from the bottle despite what you may have seen in the movies.) Very carefully light a long match and touch the surface of the mushroom mixture to ignite the brandy. Or, if you're cooking with gas, you can tip the pan away from you into the burner's flame until the brandy ignites. I find this method maybe a little too entertaining. Stand back until the flame dies out.
3. Return the pan to low heat. Add the cream and stir to combine. Simmer until the cream has thickened slightly, a minute or two. Turn off the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese and parsley. Taste for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper if desired.

butter, shallot, clove garlic, shiitake mushrooms, crimini mushrooms, brandy, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, parsley, salt

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/03/the-crisper-whisperer-fun-guy-mushrooms-side-condiment-dish-recipe.html (may not work)