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Recipe : * Prawn and Mushroom in Bite Size Puff Pastry

Prawn and Mushroom in Bite Size Puff Pastry
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Course:
Appetizer

Practical information

  • Prep time
    40 min
  • Cooking
    35 min
  • Ready in
    1 h 15
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
  • Rate:
             

Categories

Budget:
friendly
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Category:
Fish and Seafood
Tags:
Pastry, pastry, pastry, prawn, puff pastry

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • salt and pepper
  • beaten egg
  • chopped fresh parsley
  • unshelled prawns
  • lemon twist
  • 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
  • 80 g butter
  • 450 g peeled prawns
  • 250 g button mushrooms
  • 80 g plain flour
  • 250 g gruyere cheese, grated
  • 1.6 kg frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 100 ml dry white wine
  • 550 ml milk
  • 300 ml double cream

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    First make the filling: Put the wine in a saucepan and bring to the boil until reduced to 15ml, remove from the heat.
  • 2
    In a large clean pan melt the butter and add the mushrooms and prawns. Fry over a moderate heat for 5 mins. Stir constantly then remove and drain on to kitchen paper.
  • 3
    Add the flour to the pan and cook gently for 1 to 2 mins then remove from the heat. Gradually add the milk and bring to the boil stirring constantly. Then simmer for 3 mins until thick and smooth.
  • 4
    Add the cream and reduced wine then the gruyere and parmesan. Simmer until the cheese melts stirring constantly.
  • 5
    Remove from the heat and fold in the mushrooms and prawns. Season and leave to go cold.
  • 6
    Next make the "bouchée" cases: Roll out each pack of pastry into an oblong 9 and half x 9 ins. Using a plain 2ins round cutter cut out 16 rounds from each oblong. Place on dampened baking sheets and brush with beaten egg. Using a plain 1in round cutter, cut part way through the centre of each round.
  • 7
    Bake in the oven at 425ºF - gas 7 - for about 10mins. Remove the soft centres from each bouchée and cool.
  • 8
    To serve fill the cooled cases with the fillings. Reheat in the oven for about 5 mins at 350ºF - gas 4. Garnish with prawns and lemon
  • Ready !



 

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