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Wild mushroom grits with poached eggs and serrano chilli sauce and blue corn tortilla strips

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Ingredients

  • For the blue corn tortilla strips:

  • Vegetable oil
  • 2 blue corn tortillas, cut into very thin strips
  • Salt

  • For the mushroom grits:

  • 4 tbsps canola oil, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 500g assorted mushrooms (cremini, shiitake, oyster), coarsely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 small white onion, finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 950ml to 1 1/5L homemade chicken stock or low-sodium tinned chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup finely ground yellow polenta
  • 1/2 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tbsps freshly Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated cotija cheese, to sprinkle over finished dish

  • For the serrano chilli sauce:

  • 2 tbsps canola oil
  • 1 small onion, coarsely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 5 roasted serrano chiles, peeled, seeded, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 120ml double cream
  • 120ml dry white wine
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup raw spinach
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • For the Technique: Poaching A way of cooking ingredients in simmering water. I know this Teach me, please poached eggs:

  • 950ml cold water
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 4 extra large eggs
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please Chopped coriander, for garnish

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Wild mushroom grits with poached eggs and serrano chilli sauce and blue corn tortilla strips

Blue corn tortilla strips:

1) Heat 5cm of oil in a large high-sided saute pan over medium heat until it reaches 180C on a deep-fry thermometer. Add the tortilla strips in batches and fry until just crisp, about 20 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels and season with salt. Set aside.

Mushroom grits:

1) Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

2) In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the remaining oil and onion, cooking until soft. Add 4 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cups of the stock and bring to a boil. Slowly add the polenta, Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisking constantly, and continue to Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk until thickened. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the polenta is soft, stirring constantly and adding more stock if needed, about 10 minutes.

3) Reduce the heat to low and stir in the mascarpone cheese, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and then stir in the mushrooms. Remove from the heat.

Serrano chilli sauce:

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the onion and serrano chillies and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cream, wine and vinegar and cook until reduced by a third. Transfer the mixture to a blender, add the spinach, honey, salt and pepper and Technique: Blend Mixing two or more ingredients with another so that they combine together as one mixture. You can also use the main blade of a food processor to blend. I know this Teach me, please blend until smooth.

Technique: Poaching A way of cooking ingredients in simmering water. I know this Teach me, please poached eggs:

1) Bring the water and vinegar to a simmer in a high-sided saute pan. Break the eggs, one at a time, into a ramekin and carefully slide each egg into the simmering water. Cook for about 3 minutes until the whites have firmed up but the yolks are still soft. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately.

Assembly:

Spoon some of the grits into a shallow bowl and top with a Technique: Poaching A way of cooking ingredients in simmering water. I know this Teach me, please poached egg. Drizzle with some of the serrano chilli sauce, top with some tortilla strips, sprinkle with the Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated cotija cheese and garnish with the coriander seeds. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.