Wild Mushrooms with Chestnuts and Thyme

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter ()
• 1.5 cups honey whole peeled halved
• 10 servings chives fresh chopped
• 2 pounds mushrooms wild fresh assorted stemmed sliced (such as shiitake, crimini, and oyster)
• 2 tablespoons thyme sprigs fresh chopped
• 6  garlic clove minced
• 0.8 cup madeira wine 
• 2 cups shallots sliced
• 0.8 cup whipping cream 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan

Directions

1. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add shallots and sauté until tender and golden, about 6 minutes.
3. Add garlic and stir 30 seconds.
4. Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter and stir until melted.
5. Add mushrooms; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté until tender and brown, about 10 minutes.
6. Add thyme and stir 1 minute.
7. Add Madeira and simmer until almost evaporated, about 1 minute.
8. Add chestnuts and whipping cream and simmer until cream thickens and coats mushroom mixture, about 1 minute. Season generously with salt and pepper.
9. Transfer to bowl; sprinkle with chives.