Stuffed mushrooms

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Ingredients

  • 6 large, flat Portobello musrooms
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 good slices of white bread, crusts removed
  • 5 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 Tbsp. cognac
  • salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth, if necessary. Cut off the stalks and set aside.
Heat a thin layer of olive oil in a large frying pan and saute the mushrooms briefly over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, sprinkling lightly with salt and pepper and turning them over once. Arrange them stem side up, in a flat, heatproof dish. To make the stuffing, chop the mushroom stalks and crumble the bread finely. You can do this in a food processor, if you like, with the parsley.
Place the mushroom stalks, bread and parsley in a bowl and add as much garlic as you like, plus a little salt and pepper. Moisten with the cognac and 3-4 Tbsp. of olive oil and mix well.
Press a little stuffing each mushroom and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender.