April 8th, 2012
Food Styling by Carol Dundar
Prop Styling by Felice Morsillo
Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic until soft, then add button mushrooms and saute until lightly browned. Add this mixture to the parboiled potatoes.
Melt remaining butter and olive oil in the same saute pan and cook shiitake mushrooms until golden. Add shiitakes to potato mixture. Deglaze*** saute pan with white wine and add to potato-mushroom mixture. Gently mix in goat cheese and herbs. Season with salt and pepper.
Working with phyllo
Preheat oven to 400°F
Lay one sheet of phyllo on a clean, dry surface and brush with a small amount of clarified butter*. Continue layering with two more sheets of phyllo, brushing each side with clarified butter.
Place mushroom mixture over the lower third of the phyllo layers. Roll up the strudel, tucking in the sides to seal-in the mixture, and place on a parchment-lined baking tray. Brush the outside of the strudel with clarified butter and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Bake for 20 minutes, rotate tray and lower heat to 350°F, and bake for 20 more minutes until golden brown.