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Title: Entlebuch Woodland Slices (Luzern)
Categories: Snack Mushroom Ham Cheese Switzerland
Yield: 5 Servings
| 5 | sl | Brown bread; toasted |
| 150 | g | Raw smoked ham; sliced such as Parma ham |
| 250 | g | Emmental cheese; sliced |
| 400 | g | Mushrooms in season |
| 1 | Shallot; chopped | |
| 40 | g | Butter |
| 20 | g | Flour |
| 1 | dl | Dry white wine |
| 1 | dl | Brown stock |
| 1 | dl | Cream |
| Marjoram | ||
| Salt | ||
| Pepper; freshly ground | ||
| Parsley; chopped | ||
| 5 | Unpeeled pears, poached in syrup | |
| UNITS CONVERSION | ||
| 25 g = 1 oz. | ||
| 1 dl = 3.5 fl. oz. | ||
| 2.5 dl = 1 cup | ||
Cover the slices of toasted bread with rhe ham, reserving 1 ham slices/servings.
Sweat the mushrooms in the butter with the shallot. Mix in the flour, seasoning (except marjoram), white wine and brown stock and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cream and marjoram, quickly bring to a boil, the remove from the heat. Adjust the seasoning.
Place 3/4 of the mushrooms on top of the ham and bread slices. Cover each with the reserved slice of ham and a slide of cheese.
Brown under the grill.
Garnish with the remaining mushrooms and chopped parsley.
Serve on a plate with thin slices of hot pear.
From: Culinary art and traditions of Switzerland, 1992
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