Porcini chicken and mushroom cream sauce, vegetable gratin

serves two

Porcini chicken
4 chicken scaloppini
1 egg, whisked
1 cup (250 ml) Cappellari breadcrumbs porcini mushroom
Olive oil, to drizzle
Salt, pepper

Bread chicken breast scaloppini by dipping in egg wash then Cappellari breadcrumbs.

Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C), drizzle breaded scaloppini with olive oil and bake 12-15 minutes on an oven tray lined with parchment paper.  Turn once toward the end of the cooking time, season with salt and pepper.

Mushroom cream sauce
1 cup (250 ml) mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp (30 ml) butter
½ cup (250 ml) 35% cream
1 tsp (5 ml) dry porcini mushrooms, ground
Salt, pepper

In a saucepan heat butter on medium heat, sauté mushrooms.
Add cream, ground porcini mushrooms, bring to a simmer and reduce 2-5 minutes on medium–low heat.
Season with salt and pepper.

Home fries
1-2 large russet potatoes
Canola oil for frying
Seasoning salt*

Rinse and dry potatoes, cut into fries.
In a sauté pan heat canola oil on medium heat, blanch fries once.  Set to cool.
Fry again a second time until crispy.  Season.

*Seasoning salt
6 tbsp (90 ml) fine sea salt
2½ tsp (12.5 ml) paprika
½ tsp (2.5 ml) dry thyme
½ tsp (2.5 ml) celery salt
½ tsp (2.5 ml) garlic powder
¼ tsp (1.25 ml) onion powder
¼ tsp (1.25 ml) curry powder

Mix.

Vegetable Gratin
1 cup (250 ml) shredded vegetables
1 tsp (5 ml) garlic, chopped
Splash of olive oil
½ tsp (2.5 ml) curry powder
¼ cup (60 ml) Cappellari breadcrumbs
Salt, pepper

In a sauté pan heat olive oil on medium heat, sauté garlic until lightly toasted.  Add shredded vegetables, here we used the same zucchini and peppers that we grilled, sauté.  Add curry powder and toast about 20 seconds while stirring.  Add Cappellari breadcrumbs and toast 30 seconds while stirring.  Season with salt and pepper.

Add to grilled vegetables, plate and serve

Grilled vegetables
Zucchini
Banana peppers
Bell peppers

Clean and cut vegetables into portion sizes.
Preheat and oil a grill pan on medium-high heat using canola oil and a paper towel, grill zucchini and peppers.