Scrambled eggs with shiitake mushrooms and herbs
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter; divided |
| ½ | cup | Chopped shallots |
| 1 | pounds | Shiitake mushrooms; cleaned, stems |
| Discarded; caps coarsely chopped | ||
| ¾ | teaspoon | Dried thyme |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dried rosemary; crushed |
| 1 | tablespoon | Minced garlic |
| ⅔ | cup | Chicken stock |
| Salt | ||
| Ground black pepper | ||
| 10 | larges | Eggs |
| 4 | ounces | Regular or reduced-fat cream cheese; broken small chunks |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped flat-leaf parsley |
| Fresh rosemary; thyme and | ||
| Parsley sprigs for optional garnish | ||
Directions
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
When hot, add shallots, mushrooms, thyme and rosemary. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms and shallots soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add stock; simmer until liquid evaporates, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and several grindings of pepper.
(Mushrooms can be prepared 1 hour ahead. Loosely cover with foil and leave at room temperature.) Beat eggs lightly in mixing bowl. Add cream cheese, parsley and mushroom mixture. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 3 tablespoons butter in large heavy skillet over medium heat.
When hot, add egg mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until eggs are scrambled to soft consistency. Remove; arrange on warm serving platter.
Garnish with fresh rosemary, thyme and parsley. Yield: 6 servings.
Recipe Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 11-02-1998 By Betty Rosbottom Formatted for MasterCook by Susan Wolfe - vwmv81a@...
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