Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Tartlets with Energizer Cocktails Recipe Video

Sweet caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms, and pecans blanketed in a velvety sherry cheese sauce and baked in tartlet shells. The perfect nibble to to nosh on a cocktail Saturday!

Summary

Preparation Time20 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In50 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings4
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Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 Button mushroom10 Small, diced (for the tartlet)
 Onion1 Medium, diced (for the tartlet)
 Extra virgin olive oil1 Teaspoon (for the tartlet)
 Salt1 Teaspoon (for the tartlet)
 Pepper1 Teaspoon (for the tartlet)
 Herbes de provence/Thyme1 Teaspoon (for the tartlet)
 Sherry1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) (for the tartlet)
 Cream cheese1 Tablespoon (chives and onion cream cheese)
 Pecan1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs), chopped
 Gruyere cheese1 Cup (16 tbs), shredded (for the tartlet)
 Pie crust1 , prepared (for the tartlet)
 White rum1 1⁄2 Ounce (for the energizer cocktail)
 Peach schnapps1⁄2 Ounce (for the energizer cocktail)
 Cranberry cocktail1 Cup (16 tbs) (for the energizer cocktail)
 Lime1 Medium, juice extracted (for the energizer cocktail)
 Soda250 Milliliter (grape fruit soda for energizer cocktail)

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

MAKING
2. Place a pan on medium high heat, pour olive oil and sauté onion and mushroom until they begin to lose their water, and onion is translucent.
3. Add salt, pepper, and herbes de provence. Mix and cook until golden brown.
4. Pour sherry and deglaze pan.
5. Add cream cheese and pecans.
6. In a bowl, transfer mushroom mixture. Add gruyere cheese and mix together.
7. With a cookie cutter, cut pie crust into 12 round pieces. Place them into a tartlet pan.
8. Fill each cup with even amount of mushroom mixture.
9. Pop it in oven, and bake for 13-14 minutes.
10. For cocktail, in a glass, mix rum, peach juice, cranberry cocktail, and lime.
11. In two ice filled long glass, pour the mixture. Top it with soda.

SERVING
12. Serve caramelized onion and mushroom tartlets with chilled energizer cocktail.
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