Inspiration for fresh BC (Oregon) white truffles

A client of mine today was talking about how she came up with 8oz of freshly foraged BC truffles yesterday at noon and I sorta did the Scooby Doo "awooo?"

So here I am...she's delivering 2oz first thing tomorrow morning.

What do I do with them??

I'm thinking that my friend and I will split one oz and I'll vacuum seal and freeze the second oz.

I only came up with generic ideas like grated over soft scrambled eggs and maybe a risotto.

I've NEVER cooked with truffles. Ever. Especially not fresh ones.

I have poisoned a meal or two with truffle oil, though...

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Bart_64065

You might want to try the truffle explosion recipe by Alinea. It calls for black truffles, but I'm sure it will be amazing with white truffles too.

tshewman

Risotto or eggs would be relatively safe but enjoyable dishes. Some other options:

1. Use a reduced mushroom stock and create the hoto potato-cold potato truffle soup by alinea. With a twist, serve it warm with the shaved truffles in it.

2. Use a reduced mushroom stock and truffle oil (some are not bad at all) or try truffle juice and play with the truffle explosion as Bart mentioned.

3. Make a truffle puree (not much is needed) and put it in beet envelopes and serve as an amouse bouche. see below. These are very tasty as well.

Above all, enjoy them regardless of what you do. :-)

Tim_Sutherland_52834

White truffles are best when not cooked.

Last time I used white truffles I just shaved them over Parmigiano-Reggiano gnocchi in cream sauce.

Michael_93748

I think that, as these are quite ripe, I've settled on a couple of mornings of scrambled eggs, maybe some lunch on Saturday, and will turn the rest into truffle butter.

She gave me 3.75 grams!