What a wonderful gift. My only problem was to figure out how to best use them. After thinking about a bit I settled on an omelet.
The omelet might be a plain dish, but the simple eggs are such a neutral canvas to build the flavor on.
Here is what I did (as with all cooking I do, I just sort of wing it, so no exact measurements are provided):
- I cut the morels into tiny pieces, except for a few pieces that I left larger to provide texture.
- I slowly and lightly fried them in a bit of butter, just enough to bring out the aroma and to start caramelizing the butter (but not all the way).
- In a bowl, I mixed some half-and-half and some soft plain chevre until it was thick and creamy. (Next time I do it I will make it even thicker than I did this time. It easily gets runny when it gets warm.)
- I poured the morels from the pan I had fried them in, into the half-and-half/chevre mixture while leaving a bit of the butter in the pan (since the pan I used was going to be the one I made the omelets in).
- I mixed the morels and the chevre mixture and tasted—several times—to make sure it was right.
- Then I cracked the eggs (six eggs for two omelets) and added a bit of milk, a pinch of salt, and a touch of pepper. I also added a small amount of thyme, basil, and oregano.
- Then I just made two omelets, put the morel filling in the middle, tipped it on to plates...
Thanks Ron!
- PS
- Ron, if you bring some more, I'll make you one too. :-)
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