Mushrooms Stuffed With Snails And Pecans Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the mushrooms: Rough chop half of the mushrooms. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and when hot, add the diced onion. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and lower the heat. Add the chopped mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are tender and most of the liquid has evaporated at the bottom of the pan, 8 to 10 minutes. Add half the white wine and cook until the flavor of the alcohol has mellowed considerably, 5 to 8 minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed. Add the sour cream, thyme and 1 tablespoon of the butter and allow it to melt over low heat. Remove from heat and reserve.
• In a separate pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the whole stemmed mushrooms stem ends up. Saute for 5 to 8 minutes and then turn over and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Add the remaining white wine and cook until the liquid has reduced by two-thirds. Add the remaining tablespoon butter and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• For the breadcrumbs: In a medium skillet over medium heat, add the butter and olive oil. Add the breadcrumbs and pecans and saute the mixture until it's golden brown, about 4 minutes. Season with salt. Set aside.
• Bake and serve: Arrange the reserved stemmed and partially cooked mushrooms on a baking sheet and stuff them with the chopped mushroom and onion mixture. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the mushrooms, set the oven to broil, top them with the breadcrumb mixture and place under the broiler until the tops are golden brown, about 1 minute. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Remove stems from mushrooms; set caps aside. Finely chop stems. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add chopped mushrooms and onion; saute until liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside., Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients; add mushroom mixture. Stuff firmly into mushroom caps. Bake, uncovered, in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan until tender, 15-18 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• First make the Snail butter: Cream the softened butter with the shallots, garlic, 1/4 cup of chopped parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Saute the mushroom caps in butter until just cooked through.
• Arrange on baking sheet hollow side up.
• Coat the snails with the snail butter, and place one in each cap.
• Sprinkle with additional chopped parsley.
• Heat in a 450F oven for 10 minutes and serve immediately.

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and the diced onion. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add the grated garlic and lower the heat. Add the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms are tender and a lot of the liquid has evaporated at the bottom of the pan, 5-8 minutes.
• 2. Add the Vermouth to the mushrooms and cook until the flavor of the alcohol has mellowed considerably, 5-8 minutes. Taste for seasoning. Add the sour cream and allow it to melt over low heat. Remove and reserve half (20) of the mushrooms.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Preheat the broiler. When the mushrooms have cooled slightly, place half of them (20 mushrooms) on a flat surface and roughly chop to break them into smaller pieces. Toss them in a bowl with the Parmesan cheese, pecans and breadcrumbs.
• 4. A test run: Place a little bit of the stuffing on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Cook for a few minutes and taste for seasoning. Add more salt, cheese or even olive oil if the texture or flavor isn't quite where you want it to be. Fill each bottom of the reserved mushroom halves (remaining 20 mushrooms) with some of the stuffing. Don't be afraid to press and mold the stuffing on top of each mushroom.
• 5. Arrange the mushrooms on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until hot, 12-15 minutes. Place the mushrooms under the broiler for a minute or two until the tops brown. Serve immediately with a drizzle of Balsamic vinegar or lemon juice.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp and evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate; crumble the drained bacon into a bowl. Stir in the cream cheese, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper until evenly mixed. Spoon the filling into the mushroom caps and place into an 8x8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position in oven and preheat to 400°F.
• Trim ends of mushroom stems and separate caps and stems, reserving both. Arrange caps, stemmed sides up, in a buttered 13"x9" shallow baking dish.
• Finely chop stems(or process in food processor), then cook with garlic and oregano in butter(or olive oil) in a 10" heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in pecans, bread crumbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in 1/3 cup half and half and bring to a simmer, then remove from heat.
• Sprinkle insides of caps with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then divide filling among the caps.
• Drizzle mushrooms with the 2/3 cup cream and bake until filling is browned and caps are tender, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle over parsley to garnish. Serve mushrooms drizzled with pan juices.
• To make ahead:.
• Stuffed mushrooms can be put together, but not baked, 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before baking.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Trim ends of mushroom stems and carefully separate caps and stems, reserving both. Arrange caps, stemmed sides up, in a buttered 13- by 9-inch shallow baking dish.
• Finely chop stems, then cook with garlic and oregano in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in pecans, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in 1/3 cup cream and bring to a simmer, then remove from heat.
• Sprinkle insides of caps with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then divide filling among caps. Drizzle mushrooms with remaining 2/3 cup cream and bake until filling is browned and caps are tender, about 30 minutes. Serve mushrooms drizzled with pan juices.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, combine butter, parsley, shallot and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Stir in bread crumbs until well combined.
• On a baking sheet, drizzle mushrooms with oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to evenly coat. Arrange mushrooms cavity-side up and spoon a heaping 1/2 teaspoon of the bread crumb mixture into each.
• Bake until mushrooms are tender and bread crumbs are golden and crispy, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add mushroom caps; cook 2 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with salt. Remove with tongs; drain on paper towels, stem side down., In same pan, heat remaining butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients. Spoon into mushroom caps., Place on a broiler pan. Broil 5 in. from heat 2-3 minutes or until filling is browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare the snails and set them aside.
• Remove the stems from the mushrooms. The stems may be set aside for another recipe.
• Heat two tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the mushrooms, stemmed side up, and cook briefly about two minutes or until lightly browned. Turn the mushrooms and cook about one minute.
• Arrange the mushrooms close together, stemmed side up, on a baking dish.
• Place one snail in each mushroom cavity.
• Combine the remaining four tablespoons of butter, the shallots, garlic, pecans, parsley, salt and pepper to taste in the container of a food processor or electric blender. Process until well blended.
• Spoon an equal portion of the butter on top of each snail. Place the snails in the oven and bake 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with Cognac and serve.