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Neven Maguire’s mushroom & leek strudel with madeira wine sauce from Neven’s Portuguese Food Trails

Neven Maguire’s mushroom & leek strudel with madeira wine sauce
Ingredients
Serves 4-6
For the strudel
- 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for oiling
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 225g mixed wild mushrooms roughly chopped
- 1 small leek, washed and finely sliced
- 2 tbsp double cream
- 2 tbsp Madeira Wine
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 4-5 sheets filo pastry, thawed if frozen (about 100g/4oz in total)
- 1 egg, beaten
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- mixed salad leaves, to serve
For the madeira wine sauce
- 700ml beef stock
- 1 tbsp tomato purรฉe
- 3 tbsp Madeira Wine
- 3 tbsp cream
Method
For the strudel
- Preheat the oven to 190ยฐC/375ยฐF/ gas mark 5.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan.
- Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms and cook over a medium to high heat for 2-3 minutes until almost tender.
- Reduce the heat, add the cream and Madeira to the pan and cook for another minute.
- Add herbs and salt and pepper to taste.
- Sautรฉ for another minute until the spring onions are just tender and the liquid has almost completely reduced.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Unroll the sheets of filo pastry and place them all, one on top of the other, on a work surface.
- Brush the top sheet of pastry with beaten egg and then spread over the mushroom mixture to within 4cm (1ยฝin) of the edges.
- Fold the short ends inwards a little to meet the mushroom mixture and then, starting with a long edge, roll up the pastry fairly tightly like you would a Swiss roll, keeping the mushrooms in place as you roll.
- Place the strudel seam-side down on the parchment paper and brush it all over with the remaining beaten egg.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until crisp and golden brown.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes before carefully placing on a chopping board.
- Cut the strudel into thick slices and arrange on warmed plates. Drizzle some sauce beside it and serve with some mixed salad leaves.
For the madeira wine sauce
- Heat a heavy based saucepan, add the Madeira Wine and reduce by half.
- Gradually whisk in the beef stock until smooth, followed by the tomato purรฉe.
- Simmer for approximately 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until slightly thickened.
- Whisk in the cream, bring to the boil, season to taste and thicken with some diluted cornflower.
- Set aside until required.
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In Durham City, @nevenmaguire samples elegant desserts at the Cellar Door Restaurant and dives into the fascinating history of Durham Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, learning about medieval pilgrimages and what monks once ate.
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Keeling’s Irish No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
A quick and easy no-bake strawberry cheesecake. Made with cream cheese, cream and Keelings strawberries… it will soon be a family favourite!DifficultyBeginner
Fruit TypeStrawberriesPrep Time20 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time40 mins
Ingredients
For the base
250 g digestive biscuits
100 g buttermelted
For the filling
10 Keeling’s strawberriessliced
250 g Keeling’s strawberrieshulled
100 g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
600 g full fat cream cheese
275 ml double cream
To decorate
Keeling’s strawberriessliced
Directions
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Line the bottom of a 20cm (8 inch) round springform cake tin with parchment paper.
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For the base, blend the digestive biscuits in a food processor until ground to fine crumbs.
3
Pour crumbs into a bowl and add the melted butter. Mix together until all the crumbs are coated.
4
Spoon mixture into prepared tin and press down firmly until evenly spread. Chill in the fridge to set, about 20 minutes.
5
For the filling, arrange a ring of about 10 sliced Keelings strawberries around the edge of the baking tin.
6
Combine 250g Keelings strawberries, icing sugar and vanilla in a food processor, blend to a smooth puree. Add the cream cheese and blend until smooth, then add the double cream and blend until mixture thickens โ the batter should be thick enough that it canโt be poured out (about 2-3 minutes).
7
Spoon batter over prepared base and smooth the top with a spatula. Leave to chill and set in the fridge overnight.
8
To un-mould, run a sharp knife around the sides of the cheesecake then unclip and remove the outer ring of the cake tin. Gently work a spatula underneath the base and then slide the cheesecake onto a serving plate.
9
Decorate with slices of fresh Keelings strawberries.

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