In culinary school, the first appetizer Chef Jay “Jay-Z” Ziobrowski created was a batch of muffin-shaped bread bites topped with mushroom duxelles. Over the years, he’s elevated the dish, and the current iteration dials up the umami quotient with Custom Culinary® Gold Label Mushroom Base and Custom Culinary® Master’s Touch® Roasted Garlic Flavor Concentrate. A trio of mushrooms—cremini, shiitake and oyster—along with onions are sautéd in the mushroom base and garlic concentrate for extra flavor. “Any mushrooms will give you the meaty texture you want,” he advises. “But you could also use oyster on its own; it’s a premium product that lets you charge a premium price.”
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