Apple strudel is said to be a famous Viennese dish. When the Turks occupied Hungary, they introduced strudel-like pastries to Hungarians. Thanks to the high percentage of gluten in the Hungarian wheat flour, strudel became quite popular in Hungary. From…
Neapolitan sauce refers to a tomato-based sauce derived from those in Italian cuisine. This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters.…
Jambalaya, one of Louisiana’s most famous dishes, is rooted in Spanish and French cuisine and is the New World version of paella. Jambalaya originated in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It was the accidental result of Spaniards attempting to…
Ingredients ¼ cup unsalted butter 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 tablespoons shallots, chopped ~½ cup dry porcini mushrooms 1 cup white mushrooms, diced 1½ cups risotto rice ½ cup white wine 5 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth ¼ cup…
Ingredients 1½ cups sliced button mushrooms 2 tbsp butter 4 ea. (24–32 ounces) New York strip steaks, trimmed of excess fat Salt Freshly-ground black pepper Olive oil 2 tsp freshly-minced garlic ¼ cup diced onion Procedure Brush steak with olive…
Risotto ai funghi is probably the most renowned of all risotto dishes, and should ideally be cooked with porcini mushrooms when they begin to come into season in July in Italy. However, dried porcini (or indeed any other mushroom) is…
This recipe is originally by Chef Taylor Piercefield. Ingredients ½ pound (2 sticks) butter, divided 1 cup flour, divided 12 cups beef stock 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 cups sliced portobello mushrooms 4 cups sliced shiitakes 4 cups button…
Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 15 grams (½ oz) butter 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 225 grams (8 oz) button mushrooms, wiped and sliced 150 millilitres (about ½ cup) dry white wine 150…
Kyselo or krkonošské kyselo is a traditional Bohemian sour soup featuring mushrooms and sourdough. It originates from the Krkonoše mountain region in northern Bohemia. Kyselo is a nutritious food, so it is often served as a main course, but in…
Bouchée à la reine is named for Marguerite de Valois, wife of Henri IV. This entrée has been somewhat neglected but is one of the great classics of French gastronomy. It is usually served as an entrée (introductory course) but…
Flourless chocolate cake is a type of baked chocolate confection. Without flour to provide structure, it is dense and rich. It requires baking and then refrigeration to set. Similar recipes include Chocolate Orbit Cake and Bête Noire (Flourless Chocolate Cake).…
Bête Noire is a rich flourless chocolate cake. Similar recipes include Chocolate Orbit Cake and Flourless Chocolate Cake. Ingredients ½ cup water 1 ⅓ cup white granulated sugar 4 oz (120 g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 8 oz (230 g)…