Shiitake Pot Pie with Polenta Crust

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Shiitake Pot Pie with Polenta Crust

 

1/2 oz Dried porcini mushrooms, Sliced

3/4 c Hot water

1 ts Dried thyme

2 lb New potatoes, cubed

1/8 ts Ground cayenne

1 Tablepsoon olive oil

1 1/2 tb Flour

1/2 ts Olive oil

1 c Peas

1 md Onion; diced

3 c Water

4 Cloves garlic, crushed

3/4 c Polenta, or yellow cornmeal

1 lb Shiitake mushrooms

1/4 ts Salt

 

 

 

Soak porcinis in hot water for at least an hour. Remove mushrooms from water

and, depending on their quality, either discard or reserve for another use.

Strain soaking water through cheesecloth, fine sieve or coffee filter. Set

aside.

 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

 

Lightly oil roasting pan large enough to hold potatoes in one layer. Roast

potatoes, stirring once or twice to prevent sticking and to brown evenly, until

tender, about 35 minutes.

 

While potatoes are roasting, heat 1/2 teaspoon of oil in nonstick skillet. Add

onions and garlic; saute until the onions are soft. Add fresh mushrooms, thyme

and cayenne; cook until mushrooms soften and shrink to about half their original

size, about 15 minutes.

 

In separate skillet, heat remaining oil. Make a roux by adding flour and

stirring until flour begins to brown. Add porcini water and mushroom mixture to

the roux; cook until liquid reduces by about a third, about 5 minutes.

 

Remove potatoes from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.

 

Combine mushroom mixture, potatoes and peas in 9x9 inch lightly oiled baking

pan. Set aside.

 

For crust, bring water and salt to rolling boil. Add polenta slowly, stirring

constantly. Turn heat down to medium; stir constantly until mixture thickens and

begins to pull away from sides of the pot, about 10 minutes. Spread polenta over

potato and mushroom mixture; bake about 15 minutes. Remove from oven; let sit 15

minutes before cutting.

 

Makes 4-6 servings of about 1 cup each. 5 grams of fat per serving.

 

Author: September 1996 Vegetarian Times

Source: Big Oven dot com

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 07.07.08

 

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