**Wild Mushroom Potato Kugel: A Symphony of Earthy Flavors and Comforting Textures**
Indulge in the culinary delight of Wild Mushroom Potato Kugel, a delectable casserole that harmonizes earthy mushroom flavors with the comforting warmth of potatoes. This savory dish, steeped in Jewish culinary tradition, features a medley of sautéed wild mushrooms, tender potatoes, and a creamy custard-like egg mixture, all harmoniously combined and baked to perfection. Discover the symphony of flavors and textures that await you in this irresistible dish, as we embark on a journey through the recipes nestled within this article. From the classic Wild Mushroom Potato Kugel to its tantalizing variations, each recipe promises a unique culinary experience.
WILD MUSHROOM AND POTATO GRATIN
Wild mushrooms add a luxurious dimension to this comforting, almost classic potato gratin. There is no cream here, just milk mixed with porcini broth (the result of soaking dried porcinis for 30 minutes in boiling water). You can use a mix of wild mushrooms, or just one type. Sauté them with onion or shallots, garlic and savory herbs (thyme and rosemary or sage), season them well and toss with the potatoes. The gratin requires 1 1/2 hours in the oven; first you will doubt that all of the liquid will be absorbed by the potatoes, and about halfway through you will be convinced that the finished dish will be watery and the potatoes hard. But by the end, once all the bubbling has subsided, the soft potatoes will have imbibed all of the flavorful liquid in the dish, and the top and edges of the gratin will be crusty, the way a gratin should be.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, side dish
Time 2h
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the dried porcinis in a bowl or a pyrex measuring cup and pour on 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Soak for 30 minutes. Line a strainer with cheesecloth and place over a bowl. Drain mushrooms, then squeeze in cheesecloth to extract juices. Rinse several times and chop medium-fine. Measure out 1 cup of broth.
- Meanwhile heat oven to 375 degrees. Rub inside of a 3-quart gratin dish or baking dish all over with the cut half garlic clove and lightly oil with olive oil. Heat oil in a wide, heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion or shallots and cook gently until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn up heat to high and add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until they begin to sweat, 2-3 minutes, reduce heat to medium, and add minced garlic, thyme, rosemary or sage and dried porcinis. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper and continue to cook over medium heat until soft, about 5 more minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring, until it is no longer visible in the pan. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- In a large bowl combine potatoes, mushrooms, half the cheese, and salt and pepper. Arrange in an even layer in gratin dish.
- Combine milk and mushroom broth. Season generously with salt and pour over the potatoes and mushrooms. Press the vegetables down into the liquid. Bake 1 hour. Every 20 minutes remove gratin dish and press potatoes and mushrooms down into the liquid with the back of a large spoon. After 1 hour, sprinkle on remaining cheese and bake for another 30 minutes, until top is golden and the sides crusty. Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Serve hot or warm.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 242, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 594 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams
OLD FASHIONED POTATO KUGEL
I got this recipe from a British grandmother. It is hands-down the best potato kugel my family (and most of my guests) ever tasted. It's fabulous served hot with sour cream. It's also incredible put in a cholent overnight.
Provided by basg101
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Combine the potatoes and onions in a large bowl. Mix in the eggs, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, salt, and pepper. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and crisp, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 118.9 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 38.8 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 214.1 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
POTATO KUGEL
Take a healthy hashbrown, plump it up with more potatoes and a few eggs, and slowly bake it for a couple hours and you'll get this potato kugel. Its crunchy top gives way to a super-soft, almost mashed-potato center, and the soft aroma of onion will fill your kitchen.
Provided by Francis Lam
Time 2h30m
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 350, with a heavy 9-by-9-inch baking pan or 10-inch cast-iron skillet inside.
- Peel the potatoes, and place them in a bowl of water. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the salt and pepper until well combined.
- Using a food processor fitted with the grating plate, grate the onion. Drain the potatoes, then grate them. Quickly add the potatoes and onions to the eggs, and add the oil, flour and baking powder. Mix well. (You can also grate by hand; if you do so, grate the potatoes directly into the eggs and oil, and stir them frequently to coat. This helps slow their browning while you keep grating.)
- Remove the pan from the oven, and slick it with oil. Carefully but quickly add the potato mixture, smoothing it out so that it is as even as possible. Bake for 2 hours, or until the kugel is creamy in the center and the whole top is a rich, crunchy brown.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 275, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 502 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
POTATO KUGEL
Kugel is a traditional Jewish dish often served at holidays. At Passover, a savory potato kugel is most common-a noodle kugel isn't allowed because pasta isn't kosher for Passover. This recipe hits all the traditional notes using schmaltz (chicken fat) to cook the onions and a dairy-free egg custard to hold the kugel all together. But instead of shredding all the potatoes I use frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, which are a great shortcut when you've got a whole dinner to make!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Melt the schmaltz (or heat the oil) in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, thyme and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Discard the thyme sprigs and transfer the onions to a large bowl; add the potatoes and chives. Gently stir the mixture together.
- Whisk the eggs and salt in a medium bowl. Pour evenly over the potato mixture and fold in to combine. Spread and press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake until the kugel is set and you see the sides become a deep golden brown through the glass baking dish, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving, sprinkle each portion with more chives.
ROASTED WILD MUSHROOMS AND POTATOES
You love potatoes and mushrooms, so why not put them together in a beautiful fall side dish?
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes Roasted Potato Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place potatoes into a large roasting pan and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and mix to coat potatoes with salt and olive oil. Turn so the cut sides are up.
- Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- While potatoes are cooking, pour 1 teaspoon olive oil into a large skillet over medium heat and cook pancetta, stirring often, in the hot oil until pancetta releases some fat and looks like cooked ham, about 5 minutes. Stir in king trumpet, chanterelle, nameko, and clamshell mushrooms, adding a pinch of salt as they cook.
- Turn heat to high and cook mushrooms until most of the juices evaporate and mushrooms begin to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Turn oven heat up to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Stir potatoes in the baking dish; mix mushrooms and pancetta with potatoes. Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes; stir and continue baking until potatoes are browned, soft, and tender, about 10 more minutes. Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Drizzle sherry vinegar over potatoes and mushrooms, sprinkle with tarragon, garlic, and 1 tablespoon olive oil, and toss to mix. Taste and adjust seasoning. Transfer to a serving platter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335 calories, Carbohydrate 44.9 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 13.7 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 168.2 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
WILD MUSHROOM AND WILD LEEK FARFEL KUGEL
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, stir together the eggs and farfel. Continue to stir until farfel has absorbed the eggs and gets dry and toasty.
- In another skillet, heat butter or oil over medium heat and stir in minced onion. Cook until golden, then add leeks and continue cooking for 15 minutes. In a seperate pan on high heat cook mushrooms for about 4 minutes. Combine leeks, onions and mushrooms.
- Add farfel and half of the stock to the leek/onion/mushroom mixture, continuing to stir. Turn heat to low and add 1 more cup of stock. Cook 4 minutes and add last cup of stock. When all the liquid has been absorbed, serve.
ONION MUSHROOM POTATO KUGEL
Make and share this Onion Mushroom Potato Kugel recipe from Food.com.
Provided by karen
Categories Potato
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water.
- Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 35 minutes or until very tender.
- Drain and cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Saute onions over medium heat approximately 7 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Add mushrooms and saute until browned.
- While onions and mushrooms are cooking, cut potatoes into large pieces and roughly mash.
- Stir broth in with potatoes, then add beaten eggs.
- Stir in 1/2 cup mushroom onion mixture, salt and pepper.
- Spoon half of the potato mixture into a 8 x 8 square casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray.
- Top with remaining mushroom onion mixture, then with remaining potato.
- Smooth top of potatoes and sprinkle with paprika.
- Bake uncovered for 50 minutes or until top is firm and light golden at edges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 208, Fat 6.7, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 52.9, Sodium 286, Carbohydrate 33.1, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 3.2, Protein 5.3
Tips:
- Use a variety of mushrooms. This will give your kugel a more complex flavor. Some good options include shiitake, cremini, and oyster mushrooms.
- Don't be afraid to use wild mushrooms. Just be sure to clean them thoroughly before using.
- Roast the mushrooms before adding them to the kugel. This will help to concentrate their flavor.
- Use Yukon Gold potatoes. They have a creamy texture that is perfect for kugel.
- Grate the potatoes by hand. This will give them a more even texture.
- Don't overmix the batter. Otherwise, your kugel will be dense and heavy.
- Bake the kugel until it is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the kugel cool for a few minutes before serving. This will help it to set.
Conclusion:
Wild mushroom potato kugel is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. It is also a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. With its combination of savory mushrooms, creamy potatoes, and crispy onions, this kugel is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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