Exotic Mushroom Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 ready-made pie crust
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cups sliced exotic mushrooms (lobster, hedgehog, oyster, black trumpets, baby shiitakes, etc.)
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3 large eggs
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 4 ounces shaved parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 place crust in a 10 inch tart pan.
• 3 prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork.
• 4 in a medium saute pan, over medium heat, melt the butter.
• 5 add the onions.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 saute for 1 minute.
• 8 add the mushrooms.
• 9 season with salt and pepper.
• 10 continue to saute for 3 to 4 minutes or until the mushrooms are wilted.
• 11 stir in the garlic and remove from the heat.
• 12 cool completely.
• 13 in a mixing bowl, whisk the cream and eggs together.
• 14 season with 3/4 of a teaspoon of salt, pepper, hot pepper sauce, and worcestershire sauce.
• 15 mix well.
• 16 pour the mushroom mixture into the pastry shell.
• 17 sprinkle the cheese over the mushrooms.
• 18 pour the cream mixture over the cheese.
• 19 bake until the center sets and the top is golden, about 55 minutes.
• 20 remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before slicing to serve.