Name: Green Bean And Shiitake Salad with Crisp Potato Ring
Ingredients: 2 tb Melted duck fat or melted unsalted butter; 2 Boiling potatoes; (about 1 1/2 pounds); 4 oz Fresh shiitake mushrooms; stems discarded and; ; caps sliced thin; ; with; A sharp knife held at a 45 degree angle; 4 tb Vegetable oil; 1 ts Minced garlic; 3 ts Sherry vinegar; 1/2 lb Green beans; trimmed, "frenched"; ; or cut into thin; ; strips, cooked in; ; boiling salted; ; water for 3; ; minutes, refreshed; ; in a bowl of ice; ; and cold water and; ; drained

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	French	Cklive09	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Melted duck fat or melted unsalted butter
2		Boiling potatoes; (about 1 1/2 pounds)
4	oz	Fresh shiitake mushrooms; stems discarded and
		; caps sliced thin
		; with
		A sharp knife held at a 45 degree angle
4	tb	Vegetable oil
1	ts	Minced garlic
3	ts	Sherry vinegar
1/2	lb	Green beans; trimmed, "frenched"
		; or cut into thin
		; strips, cooked in
		; boiling salted
		; water for 3
		; minutes, refreshed
		; in a bowl of ice
		; and cold water and
		; drained

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large shallow baking dish brush four 5-inch circles with 1 tablespoon
of the fat and chill until it is hardened. Peel the potatoes into even
cylindrical shapes and slice them paper thin crosswise, preferably using a
mandoline. In the bottom of the baking dish arrange the potato slices,
overlapping, to form a 4-inch ring on each circle of hardened fat, leaving
a 1-inch border all around, brush the slices with the remaining 1
tablespoon of fat, and chill them for 30 minutes (the potatoes will
discolor slightly). Bake the potato rings in a preheated 425 degree oven
for 15 minutes, or until they are crisp and brown. While the potatoes are
baking, in a skillet cook the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of the oil over
moderately high heat, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until they are browned
lightly, add the garlic and salt and pepper to taste, and cook the mixture,
stirring, for 1 minute. In a large bowl whisk together the vinegar and salt
and pepper to taste, add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a stream,
whisking, and add the green beans, patted dry, and the mushroom mixture.
Toss the salad well, divide it between 4 plates, and arrange a potato ring
carefully on top of each salad.
Yield: 4 servings
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Recipe by: COOKING LIVE   SHOW #CL9180
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