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oil+butter for frying

  • 2 shallots
  • 3garlic cloves
  • 500g chestnut mushrooms
  • 4 tbsp port optional
  • 2 sprigs fresh tarragon
  • 100g cooked chestnuts or hazelnuts if chestnuts unavailable
  • 300g cream cheese
  • salt+pepper
  • bread to serve

    Method

    • step 1

      put oil+butter in a frying pan over medium heat, peel+finally chop shallots+garlic,add to pan cook for 3 minutes
    • step 2

      Finely sliced mushrooms, add to pan with port if using and season with salt+pepper
    • step 3

      turn up heat+cook for 8 mins or till mushrooms have softened and liquid has evaporated
    • step 4

      roughly chop chestnuts,
    • step 5

      tip mushrooms in food processor with chestnuts and some of the tarragon and cheese, blitz for a few minutes till smooth, divide into ramekins, place remainder of tarragon on top and chill
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