2 cups milk
1/2 cup cream
thick slice of onion
1 clove garlic
1 bay leaf
1 cup porcini mushrooms (about 1 oz)
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
pepper
Gently wash mushrooms without getting them wetter than necessary.
Heat milk, cream, onion, garlic, bay leaf and mushrooms in saucepan until bubbles form. Set aside for 1 hour. Strain. Discard all solids except mushrooms.
Rinse mushrooms. Chop them. You will use ½ cup. Set aside the remainder for another use.
Butter custard cups. Use ¼ cup cheese to coat. Beat eggs and yolks. Add milk, cream, chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup of grated cheese.
Bake in water bath at 350 degrees for aprox 25 minutes.
Posted: 2/25/2009 6:18:07 PM