Title: Fried Wild Mushroom Mini Buns
Categories: Eastwest2
Yield: 1 servings

3/4 c Warm water
1/8 c Sugar
1/2 tb Dry yeast
1/2 tb Melted lard
2 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
5 tb Water
=== FILLING ===
Canola oil; for sauteeing
As well as deep-frying
3 Shallots; sliced
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper;
-to taste
1 c Sliced cremini or button
-mushrooms
1 c Chanterelle mushrooms in
-small pieces
1 c Sliced shiitake mushrooms
2 ts Fresh minced thyme
1/2 c Red wine
1/2 c Veal demi-glace -; (1/2 cup
-chicken
Stock with 1/2 tbspn dark
-soy sauce)

Mix warm water with sugar to dissolve. Add yeast and let stand for 10
minutes. Mixture should get foamy or the yeast is dead. Mix in lard.

In a food processor, add flour and yeast mixture. While blade is spinning,
pour in water until a ball forms. If dough is too sticky, add more flour.
If dough appears dry and doesn't form a ball, add more water.

As soon as a ball forms, take dough out and knead by hand on a floured
surface. Roll dough into one long log about 2 inches thick. Cut into 2-inch
pieces.

For the Filling: In a hot saute pan coated with canola oil caramelize the
shallots. Season. Add the cremini mushrooms and cook for one minute. Add
the remaining mushrooms and thyme. Check for seasoning. Deglaze with red
wine. Let reduce by 75 percent, then add the demi-glace and reduce until
dry. Cool mixture before stuffing the buns.

Form small circles (1 1/2 inches in diameter) with the dough and place
mushroom mixture in the middle. Encircle stuffing with the dough and seal
with a little twist. Let rest in a warm place for 30 minutes. Fry at 350
degrees until golden brown.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Source: "EAST MEETS WEST with Ming Tsai - (Show # MT-1B14) - from the TV
FOOD NETWORK" S(Formatted for MC5): "11-01-1999 by Joe Comiskey -
jcomiskey@krypto.net"

Per serving: 1268 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (2% calories from fat);
33g Protein; 254g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 97mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 14 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0
Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: Ming Tsai

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