Shitake Mushroom Tart From Vicki Delany

I love mushrooms in all their forms. Someone gave me a giant supply of dried shitakes and I searched for a recipe to do them justice. This tart would make a great addition to a buffet or a pot luck, maybe as a side dish at a barbeque. It’s quick and easy and frozen puff pastry from the supermarket works fine.

Shitake Mushroom Tart 

I love mushrooms in all their forms. Someone gave me a giant supply of dried shitakes and I searched for a recipe to do them justice. This tart would make a great addition to a buffet or a pot luck, maybe as a side dish at a barbeque. It’s quick and easy and frozen puff pastry from the supermarket works fine.

Ingredients:

375g puff pastry.. Thaw if frozen.  

flour, for dusting

25g butter

300g dried shitake mushrooms

25g parmesan finely grated

small handful parsley leaves, chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1 egg, beaten

Instructions:

Soak the dried mushrooms in boiled water for about half an hour to an hour. If using whole dried mushrooms, slice when soft enough. Drain well.

Pre-heat oven to 400 F.

Heat a large frying pan until hot, then add the butter and fry the mushrooms for 5 mins until there is no liquid left in the pan. Season, then take off the heat and mix mushrooms with the Parmesan, parsley and garlic.

Roll the pastry into a rectangle and place on baking sheet. Score a ½ inch border around the edge of the pastry, then spoon the mushrooms into the centre circle. Brush the edge with beaten egg, roll edges up. Bake for 20 mins until puffed up and golden.

Serve immediately.

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