Ingredients
2 small french baguettes, cut in half lengthwise
8 oz. portobello mushrooms, coarsely chopped (substitute with any mushroom)
1 medium onion/shallot, coarsely chopped
1 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped
1/2 tsp. fresh sage, chopped
1/2 tsp. fresh rosemary, chopped
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp. chili powder (optional)
2 Tbs. olive oil
1/4-1/2 cup hot water
1/4-1/2 cup wine, white or red
1 tsp. cream or milk
8 slices or 2 cups grated Gouda or Dutch Edam cheese
Steps
To prepare the mushroom base:
Warm oil in giant pan on medium heat and add shredded shallots/onions, cook until semitransparent, regarding three minutes.
Add shredded mushrooms, reducing the warmth to medium-low as this method can extract the water content within the mushrooms however not dry them out.
Sauté till mushrooms begin feeling tender and drastically decrease in size, regarding twenty minutes. If mushrooms seem dry, add a number of the recent water and still sauté.
Once the mushrooms have softened add all the spices and herbs, and still cook for a further ten minutes.
After the spices are well absorbed, add the wine/brandy/broth/water and cook for a further ten minutes, memory to feature additional plight, if they appear dry, to make a small sauce texture.
After the liquid is well absorbed and therefore the mushrooms square measure perfumed. The mixture ought to be thick nonetheless still wet.
Thicken the sauce by creating a paste from flour, cold water, and a small amount of cream; bit by bit stir into the mushroom mixture.
Cook this mixture for a further five minutes.
To prepare the Zapiekanka:
Preheat kitchen appliance to four hundred F.
On every [*fr1] French bread pile many spoonfuls of the boiled mushrooms, pressing the mixture down with the spoon.
Place the ready baguettes on a baking dish and prime with cheese.
Bake @ four hundred F. till cheese is bubbly and thawed, regarding ten minutes.
Remove from the kitchen appliance and let cool slightly before serving because the mushrooms are very popular.
