Champignons Farcis Stuffed Mushrooms Recipes

Steps:

• Remove the stems and reserve.
• Wash and dry the caps and bush with melted butter.
• Arrange hollow side up in a baking dish.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Wash and dry the stems.
• By handfuls twist in a corner of a clean towel to extract as much juice as possible.
• Sauté with the scallions in butter for 4 or 5 minutes until the pieces separate.
• Lower the heat and add the flour. Stir for a minute or two until thickened.
• Stir in the cream and cook until thickened.
• Stir in the parsley and seasonings.
• Fill the mushroom caps and top each with 1 tsp of cheese and dribble on any remaining butter.
• Fifteen minutes before serving preheat the oven to 375°F Bake in the upper third of the oven until lightly browned on top.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Remove and reserve the mushroom stems. There should be about two cups. Chop the stems coarsely.
• Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the mushroom caps. Sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon and a generous grinding of pepper. Cook, stirring often but gently so as not to break the caps. This is to remove the moisture from the caps. Cook about two minutes. Remove the caps to a platter.
• Add one tablespoon of butter to the saucepan and add the shallots and garlic. When they've begun to soften, add the chopped mushroom stems and juice of the remaining half a lemon. Add the celery, thyme and bay leaf. Cook, stirring often, about five minutes. Remove the bay leaf.
• Spoon and scrape the mixture into the container of a food processor. Add the parsley and process to a fine puree.
• Return the mixture to a saucepan and cook, stirring often, about five minutes. Add the egg and bread crumbs. Cook about 10 seconds, stirring, and remove from the heat. Stir in cheese. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Stuff the caps with an equal amount of the filling. Smooth over the tops. Arrange the caps as they are stuffed close together in a baking dish. Sprinkle with two tablespoons of melted butter.
• Place the mushrooms caps in the oven and bake 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Brush the mushroom caps with 2-3 Tbs of melted butter. Place them, hollow-side up, in a shallow, lightly buttered roasting pan. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Finely mince and squeeze the mushroom stems in a towel to extract their juice. Saute the onions in butter and oil for 3 to 4 minutes without browning. Then add the shallots or green onions and mushroom stems. Saute over moderately high heat, stirring frequently. After 6-8 minutes the mushroom pieces should begin to separate from each other and brown lightly.
• Add the Madeira and boil it down rapidly until it has almost entirely evaporated.
• Off heat, mix in the bread crumbs, cheeses, parsley, tarragon, and seasonings. A spoonful at a time, blend in just enough cream to moisten the mixture but keep it sufficiently stiff to hold its shape in a spoon. Correct seasoning.
• Fill the mushroom caps with the stuffing. Top each with a pinch of cheese and drops of melted butter.
• Bake in upper third of a preheated, 375 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until caps are tender and stuffing has browned lightly on top.