Truffle Oil Substitute with Porcini
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Truffle Oil Substitute with Porcini

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Truffle Oil Substitute with Porcini: Break the mushrooms up roughly. Warm with the oil and thyme at about 70 °C for 15 minutes; the oil must not fry. Let it cool, steep for 2 hours and strain through a coffee filter.…

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20 minutes plus steepingTime
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Truffle Oil Substitute with Porcini: Break the mushrooms up roughly. Warm with the oil and thyme at about 70 °C for 15 minutes; the oil must not fry. Let it cool, steep for 2 hours and strain through a coffee filter.…

Ingredients

  • mild olive or rapeseed oil150 ml
  • dried porcini mushrooms10 g
  • 1 small sprig thyme
  • salt1 pinch

Method

  1. Break the mushrooms up roughly.
  2. Warm with the oil and thyme at about 70 °C for 15 minutes; the oil must not fry.
  3. Let it cool, steep for 2 hours and strain through a coffee filter. Use it by the drop.

Substitutions

Store-bought truffle oil is used 1:1, but dosed carefully. Without porcini, browned mushrooms add aroma: finely chop 100 g, fry them hard, and season the finished dish with them directly; don't try to make a shelf-stable oil from this.

Note

This is a strong mushroom aroma oil, not real truffle oil.

Storage

Cleanly filtered, 7 days refrigerated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Store-bought truffle oil is used 1:1, but dosed carefully. Without porcini, browned mushrooms add aroma: finely chop 100 g, fry them hard, and season the finished dish with them directly; don't try to make a shelf-stable oil from this.
Cleanly filtered, 7 days refrigerated.
about 150 ml, takes about 20 minutes plus steeping to prepare.

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