Fabulous Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
- 10 each mushrooms, portabello 4 to 5-inch wide, stems removed and reserved, caps wiped clean
- 4 tablespoons olive oil or any vegetable oil
- 1 x salt to taste
- 12 ounces baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons water or broth
- 2 slices bread sandwich bread, torn into quarters
- 1 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 1 large onions diced into small cubes, or 2 medium ones
- 3 large garlic cloves minced or smashed, or 4 to 5 medium size cloves
- 1/2 cup sherry dry
- 2 tablespoons thyme freshly chopped
- 1 cup goat (chevre) cheese crumbed, 4 ounces
- 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup walnuts toasted and roughly chopped
- 2 1/4 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 x black pepper freshly ground
- Place the oven rack to upper-middle of the oven, set a rimmed baking sheet on the rack, and preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
- With a sharp knife, cut 1/4 inch slits, spaced 1/2-inch apart, in the crosshatch patten on the surface of 8 mushrooms.
- Dice the remaining 2 mushroom caps and the reserved stems into 1/2-inch pieces, set aside.
- Brush both sides of the caps with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sprinkle evenly 1 teaspoon salt over.
- Carefully transfer the caps, gill-side up, on the preheated baking sheet.
- Roast until the mushrooms have released some of their moisture and start to brown around the edges, about 10 minutes.
- Flip the caps over and keep roasting until the liquid has completely evaporated and the caps are golden brown, about 10 minutes longer.
- Remove the mushrooms from the oven and turn on the broiler.
- Meanwhile, add the spinach and water in a large skillet pan, cook the spinach until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Place the wilted spinach to colander set in the sink.
- With the back of a spatula, gently press the spinach to release excess water.
- Transfer the spinach to the cutting board and roughy chop.
- Return the spinach to the colander and press again.
- Set aside.
- Add the bread in a food processor, pulse until coarsely ground, and you should get about 1 1/2 cups of bread crumbs.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon of butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat until the butter melts.
- Stir in the bread crumbs and salt to taste, cook, stirring constantly, until light golden brown, about 7 minutes.
- Transfer the crumbs to a small bowl and wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
- Return the cleaned skillet to medium-high heat, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil until hot.
- Stir in the chopped mushrooms and cook without stirring for 3 minutes.
- Keep cooking, stirring once a while, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a medium bowl.
- Melt the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter and the onions to skillet, cook, stirring, until the onions are light brown, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 40 seconds.
- Stir in sherry and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and stir in reserved cooked mushrooms, spinach, thyme, goat cheese, cream, and walnuts.
- Keep cooking until the cheese has been melted and vegetables are well coated, about 2 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Flip the caps, gill-side up, and distribute the filling evenly among mushrooms caps.
- Top each cap with 2 tablespoons of bread crumb mixture.
- Broil the mushrooms until the crumbs are golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Serve.
mushrooms, olive oil, salt, baby spinach, water, bread, butter, onions, garlic, sherry dry, thyme, goat, heavy whipping cream, walnuts, lemon juice freshly squeezed, black pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/fabulous-stuffed-portobello-mus-52305 (may not work)