Mushrooms adore and enhance the earthy fruit and spice flavors of a high-quality Pinot Noir. Pair this delicious Warm Mushroom Dip from Season: A year of Wine Country Food, Farming, Family and Friends with the SIDURI 2016 Zena Crown Pinot Noir or any SIDURI Pinot!
Warm Mushroom Dip
We believe every winter party needs a warm dip. This was originally one of our favorite pasta sauces, but everyone loved sopping it up with bread so much that we decided to skip the pasta, give the sauce the gratin treatment with some toasty melted cheese on top, and call it a dip. It’s great with any kind of mushrooms and is a nice way to use up those less-than-perfect ones. If you do want to try it with pasta, toss it with pappardelle and replace the Vella Toma with a bit of grated Parmesan or grana padano cheese.
SERVES 12
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
11⁄2 lb mushrooms (such as hedgehog, maitake, or chanterelle), cleaned, stem ends trimmed, and torn into large
uniform pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1⁄2 cup minced shallots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
4 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup dry white wine (such as Sauvignon Blanc)
2 cups heavy cream
1⁄4 cup plus 1 tablespoon soy sauce
1⁄2 lb Vella Toma or Monterey Jack cheese, grated
1 baguette, sliced and then toasted if desired
Preheat the broiler
In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat for 1 minute. Add
the mushrooms and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 7 minutes,
until the mushrooms are soft and have released their water. Transfer the
mushrooms to a bowl and reserve.
Return the sauté pan to medium heat and melt the butter. Add the shallots,
garlic, and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes, until
the shallots and garlic are golden brown. Add the flour and cook, stirring,
for 1 minute. Add the wine and deglaze the pan, stirring to dislodge any
browned bits from the pan bottom, then cook for 1 minute. Pour in the
cream and soy sauce and cook for 3 to 6 minutes, until reduced by half.
Add the reserved mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes longer.
Remove from the heat and transfer to a broiler-proof serving dish. Top
evenly with the cheese and broil until the cheese melts and is golden
brown. Serve the gratin hot with the baguette slices on the side for dipping.
Pair with a SIDURI Pinot Noir!
