Izakaya Sakura Stuffed Shiitake Mushrooms

• 12 fresh shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and stems removed
• 1/2 lb ground chicken
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, mashed
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger juice
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup ponzu sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Put ground chicken, green onions, garlic, ginger juice, sesame oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
3. Sprinkle cornstarch over the stem sides of mushroom caps. Fill mushroom caps with the meat mixture.
4. Grease a baking sheet with olive oil and place mushrooms stem side up.
5. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the mushrooms are piping hot and liquid starts to form under caps. Broil for 2 minutes until slightly brown on top.
6. Serve with ponzu sauce.

shiitake mushrooms, ground chicken, green onions, garlic, ginger juice, sesame oil, salt, pepper, ponzu sauce, cornstarch

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/izakaya-sakura-stuffed-shiitake-mushrooms-470707 (may not work)