Stuffed Zucchini Flowers with Truffles
- 1 pound wild mushrooms, cleaned and stemmed
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus 1 cup
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 2 egg yolks
- 6 small truffles (about 1/2 ounce each)
- 6 zucchini flowers with zucchini attached
- 1 pound fresh young spinach leaves, cleaned and stemmed
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh sprigs chervil, for garnish
- In a food processor, finely chop the mushrooms.
- Place in a bowl and sprinkle with the lemon juice to prevent the mushrooms from discoloring.
- In a saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon of butter.
- When the butter is melted, saute the shallots and garlic.
- Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.
- Saute for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Drain the mushrooms in a sieve placed over a saucepan, and reserve this liquid.
- Place the mushrooms in to another saucepan, and cook over high heat until all the excess moisture has evaporated.
- Combine the cream and yolks in a small mixing bowl, and whisk until blended.
- Whisk this mixture into the mushrooms and let cook over high heat for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Gently open out the petals of each blossom and fill the center of each with 1/2 tablespoon of the mushroom mixture.
- Nestle a truffle in the center of each blossom and carefully close the petals up around the truffle and stuffing.
- Place the zucchini on the wire rack or bamboo steamer that fits over a shallow saute pan.
- Cover with a sheet of aluminum foil.
- Pour water about halfway up a shallow saute pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
- When water is boiling, place the covered rack with the zucchini on top of the pan.
- Steam for 15 minutes, or until the zucchini is fork tender.
- In a small saute pan, reduce the reserved mushroom liquid to 2 tablespoons of liquid.
- Cut the remaining butter into cubes and whisk into the mushroom liquid, until each cube is incorporated.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the spinach leaves on the platter.
- Place the zucchinis on top of the spinach, and drizzle with the sauce.
- Garnish with the chervil sprigs.
mushrooms, lemon, unsalted butter, shallots, garlic, heavy cream, egg yolks, truffles, flowers with, salt, fresh sprigs chervil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/stuffed-zucchini-flowers-with-truffles-recipe.html (may not work)