Wolfgang Puck BCGL0025 User Manual page 9

Meat Loaf Patties with
Mushroom Sauce
8 servings
INGREDIENTS
5 slices eggplant
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium shallots, minced
1/2 pound mushrooms, minced
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 pounds ground lamb, pork, or veal (or a combination)
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
Mushroom Sauce (page 13)
METHOD
1 Set your adjustable temperature control between settings 9 and 10 and
allow your Panini Maker to preheat until the green ready light illuminates.
2 Brush eggplant slices with olive oil and grill in Panini Maker for 4 minutes.
Remove from Panini Maker and chop.
3 In a small skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sauté shallots in olive oil until
blond; add minced mushrooms, and season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook
over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in cream and cook until all
cream has been absorbed, stirring occasionally. Cool.
4 In a large bowl, add chopped eggplant, mushroom mixture and ground meat.
Stir in eggs, garlic, cumin, thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Form mixture
into 8 patties.
5 Place patties four at a time in the Panini Maker and cook for 4 minutes.
PRESENTATION
Serve meat loaf patties with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and mushroom sauce.
Recipe courtesy Debra Murray, Wolfgang Puck HSN Guest Host
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Mushroom Sauce
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Port wine
1 cup brown stock
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
METHOD
1 In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add olive oil.
2 Add mushrooms and continue to sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.
3 Pour in Port and reduce by half. Add stock and reduce just until the sauce
thickens slightly.
4 Whisk in butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.
5 Keep warm.
Recipe courtesy Debra Murray, Wolfgang Puck HSN Guest Host
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