I was gifted a bottle of Cognac, now what?

[jennyema]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[SGM Chef]

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]

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]

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.