Yield: 1 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce | Dried Porcini or Polish |
| \N \N | Mushrooms |
| 2 cups | Warm water |
| 1 teaspoon | Olive oil |
| 4 ounces | Mixed wild and domestic |
| \N \N | Mushrooms -- trimmed and |
| \N \N | Cut |
| \N \N | Into thin slices |
| 2 cups | Chicken broth |
| 1 cup | Tortellini -- stuffed with |
| \N \N | Porcini or plain cheese |
| \N \N | Salt and freshly ground |
| \N \N | Black pepper |
| \N \N | Fresh finely cut chives for |
| \N \N | Garnish |
If you haven't soaked the Porcini in advance (see note below) set combine Porcini and water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer; let soak for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain soaked Porcini, rinse them to remove grit; and chop them. Strain the soaking liquid through non-bleached paper towel or cotton cheesecloth-lined sieve; reserve for later.
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan. When hot add chopped soaked Porcini and saute for a few seconds. Add the fresh mushrooms, cover and cook over very low heat until mushrooms are tender (if they begin to stick to the bottom of the pan, add a few spoonfuls of mushroom soaking liquid). Add reserved Porcini liquid and broth and bring to a simmer; add tortellini and cook, uncovered for 5 minutes or until tender.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and portion out; garnish with chives.
NOTE - to soak mushrooms in advance; cover 2 ounces of dried mushrooms with 1 quart of water; set in refrigerator overnight or for longer; remove soaked mushrooms and soaking liquid as needed.
Yield: 2 main course servings
Recipe By : COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6745 From: Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...>date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:51:46 ~0500