Chef Jacob Sessoms, Recipe, Chanterelles, Fontina Val d'Aosta, Bruschetta, Asheville, NC, North Carolina, Table, What to cook, How To Cook, Italian, Appetizer
What
Recipe for Chanterelles & Fontina Val d’Aosta Bruschetta from chef Jacob Sessoms of Table in Asheville, NC.
Who
Jacob Sessoms is the chef / owner of Table in Asheville, North Carolina.
Why
Chef Sessoms returned to Asheville after working with chef Jonathan Waxman at Washington Park and chef Peter Hoffman at Savoy in New York City. Table serves inventive New American cuisine with a contemporary twist on traditional Southern dishes.
Chanterelles & Fontina Val d’Aosta Bruschetta
Recipe courtesy of chef Jacob Sessoms
Yield
Serves 10 - 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 baguette or similar style natural yeast-risen bread
- Olive oil, to brush
- 1 pound chanterelle mushrooms
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 shallots, minced
- 5 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- Handful fresh thyme, chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine or vermouth
- 1/4 cup chicken stock or water
- 1/2 pound Fontina Val d'Aosta cheese, sliced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
1) Slice the bread for bruschetta and brush with olive oil. You can toast them in the oven, but grilling over flame is preferred.
2) In a large saute pan over high heat, saute chanterelles in 1 tablespoon of the butter and the olive oil. Cook briefly, just to pick up some color.
3) Reduce heat to medium and add minced shallots, then sliced garlic, and then chopped thyme. Allow garlic and shallots to color slightly.
4) Add white wine and chicken stock, covering for 5 minutes to cook mushrooms through.
5) Remove lid and reduce by half.
6) Meanwhile, melt Fontina cheese on top of the toasted bruschetta.
7) Turn off flame and add the remaining butter in small chunks, melting slowly.
8) Season well with the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
9) Serve mushrooms and sauce over the toasted and cheesed bruschetta.
Chef Jacob Sessoms - Recipes
January 10, 2012
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