Potato mousse timbale with Taleggio and king oyster mushrooms
Ingredients
(for 10 people)1 kg king oyster mushrooms
6 yellow-flesh potatoes
2 eggs
250 g Taleggio
1 spring onion
salt, pepper, nutmeg and bay leaves, to taste
breadcrumbs, to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
Method:
In a large pan, heat up the oil with the finely chopped onion, brown it and add the mushrooms, cut into pieces, together with a few bay leaves. Season with salt and cook for around twenty minutes.Boil and mash the potatoes and add the Taleggio cheese cut into pieces, eggs, salt and a pinch of nutmeg. Mix well.
Pour the mushroom sauce over the base of a greased oven dish, add the potato mixture and press down lightly.
Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake in the oven at 180°C for 30 minutes.
You can also prepare in small, single-portion moulds.
AICI – Associazione Insegnanti di Cucina Italiana
Carmen Signorile’s recipe