Mémoire à la forestière, Ardennes mushroom topping
A classic Ardennes side dish: mushrooms (chanterelles or morels) sautéed in butter, diced bacon, pre-cooked onions and apples, seasoned with herbs, to acc…
La mémoire à la forestière is an Ardennes-style dish featuring mushrooms, typically served with game and poultry.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodstove
- Estimated cost$9.05 $2.26 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $5.77
- $0.28
- $1.22
- $0.21
- $0.64
- $0.66
- $0.27
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Clean the mushrooms. ≈ 8 min
- Cook them in the butter; the morels should be thoroughly cooked, as they are poisonous when eaten raw. ≈ 3 min
- Add the bacon bits, then the onion and the ground apple, and cook until browned.
- Season, pepper, and garnish with herbs just before serving. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Mémoire à la forestière, Ardennes mushroom topping
- 300 g of chanterelle mushrooms or morels$5.77
- 30 g of butter$0.28
- 100 g of diced bacon$1.22
- 1 onion, diced$0.21
- 300 g of baked clay apples, diced$0.64
- chopped parsley and chives$0.66
- salt, pepper$0.27
Total$9.05
that's $2.26 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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