“Mac” Mushroom

Koppert Cress

Koppert Cress

17th March 2021
Koppert Cress

“Mac” Mushroom

15 min

Ingredients

  • • BroccoCress 1 punnet • Mustard Cress 2 punnets • Flat mushrooms 16 pieces • Medium eggs 4 pieces • Cider vinegar 2 tbsp • Water 750ml • BroccoCress sauce 250ml • White ground pepper 1 pinch • Black cracked pepper 1 pinch • Ground nutmeg

BroccoCress sauce

  • • BroccoCress 2 punnets • Milk 250ml • Butter 30gr • Flour 30gr • Grated mature cheddar cheese 30gr • Salt 1 pinch

Method

• Cook the flat mushrooms in the oven with a drizzle of olive oil.
• Make a duxelles with 6 mushrooms and season.
• Cut another 2 cooked mushrooms into fine slices.
• Poach the eggs in boiling water with the vinegar.
• Plate up with the remaining whole mushrooms using the poached eggs, the duxelles, the broccoCress sauce and the cresses.

BroccoCress sauce

• Bring the milk to simmer.
• Make a roux with the flour and the butter and add the hot milk.
• Whisk well and incorporate the grated cheese and the salt.
• Pass the sauce through. a fine sieve and mix in the freshly cut BroccoCress.
• Serve immediately.

In these challenging times…

The Staff Canteen team are taking a different approach to keeping our website independent and delivering content free from commercial influence. Our Editorial team have a critical role to play in informing and supporting our audience in a balanced way. We would never put up a paywall  – The Staff Canteen is open to all and we want to keep bringing you the content you want; more from younger chefs, more on mental health, more tips and industry knowledge, more recipes and more videos. We need your support right now, more than ever, to keep The Staff Canteen active. Without your financial contributions this would not be possible.

Over the last 16 years, The Staff Canteen has built what has become the go-to platform for chefs and hospitality professionals. As members and visitors, your daily support has made The Staff Canteen what it is today. Our features and videos from the world’s biggest name chefs are something we are proud of. We have over 560,000 followers across Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and other social channels, each connecting with chefs across the world. Our editorial and social media team are creating and delivering engaging content every day, to support you and the whole sector - we want to do more for you.

A single coffee is more than £2, a beer is £4.50 and a large glass of wine can be £6 or more.

Support The Staff Canteen from as little as £1 today. Thank you.