I was gifted a bottle of Cognac, now what?

jennyema · Aug 29, 2024

msmofet said:
You can use any mushrooms you want/have. Those are what I had on hand after making some Asian dishes. I've made it with just white buttons and/or baby bellas.

Yes, you can use any kind of mushrooms. White ones from the supermarket are fine, as are more interesting ones.

I’d encourage everyone to have dried porcinis on hand for a million different reasons. Umami bomb and also delicious.

blissful · Aug 29, 2024

This thread on 'I was gifted a bottle of cognac' is a lesson in why we all need to be gifted a bottle of cognac.
Also, now I'm convinced it would be a good gift to give.

Sir_Loin_of_Beef · Aug 29, 2024

blissful said:
This thread on 'I was gifted a bottle of cognac' is a lesson in why we all need to be gifted a bottle of cognac.
Also, now I'm convinced it would be a good gift to give.

Good idea. If you can't use it, regift it!

blissful · Aug 29, 2024

Sir_Loin_of_Beef said:
Good idea. If you can't use it, regift it!

lol
I'm pretty sure I'll try it with a mushroom soup, use it for fruit cake, maybe make vanilla with it when I run out of the stuff I have.

msmofet · Aug 30, 2024

jennyema said:
Yes, you can use any kind of mushrooms. White ones from the supermarket are fine, as are more interesting ones.

I’d encourage everyone to have dried porcinis on hand for a million different reasons. Umami bomb and also delicious.

I grind mine dried porcinis into powder and add to lots of stuff like meatloaf for one.

medtran49 · Aug 30, 2024

And it's not like you have to use it up quickly, since it keeps for a really, really long time.

SGM Chef · Aug 30, 2024

Consider using part for a Cognac simple syrup. Drizzled on fruit, sealing a cake, flavoring a ganache, flavoring a granita/sorbet, etc.

FWIW, Dry Sherry is my go to for mushrooms.

Janet H · Aug 30, 2024

Brandy is a great addition to apple pie. I make a pie where the sliced apples are slightly cooked in a skillet prior to stuffing the pie. This reduces the water content in the apples so you have more apple and less thickener in your pie. At the end of the cooking, pour in 1/4 C of brandy and steam off the alcohol. It substantially intensifies the filling flavor.

larry_stewart · Aug 30, 2024

Im actually surprised how many responses this thread got. Already made a mushroom sauce with it. Still got a whole lot left to experiment with.

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