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Duxelles Sèche

The classic dry mushroom duxelles: finely minced mushrooms and shallot cooked in butter and oil until every drop of moisture is gone, leaving a dense, savory paste for stuffings, tartlets and sauces.

  • YieldServes 6 · About 200 g, enough to fill 6 large mushroom caps or tomatoes
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total35 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 25 gonion, finely chopped
  • 25 gshallot, finely chopped
  • 30 gunsalted butter
  • 30 mlneutral oil
  • 250 gbutton mushrooms or mushroom stems and trimmings, minced very fine
  • 1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • to tastefine salt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Keto
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Shallot
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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