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Makes
24 stuffed mushrooms
Author Notes
Lots of green garlic growing in the yard, a big tub of brown mushrooms in the fridge and a love for appetizers inspired this. I think they would be equally as good with diced leek if green garlic is unavailable. —inpatskitchen
Ingredients
- Green Garlic Confit (Molly Wizenburg's method)
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1 1/2
cups quarter inch sliced green garlic stalks (I had about 14 medium)
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2 tablespoons
butter
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1/4 cup
water
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1/2 teaspoon
salt
- For the mushrooms and stuffing
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24
white or brown button mushrooms, caps about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter
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2 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
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4 ounces
softened cream cheese
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3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
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2 tablespoons
finely grated parmesan cheese
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The green garlic confit
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Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
Directions
- Green Garlic Confit (Molly Wizenburg's method)
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In a small sauce pan with a lid, melt the butter and add the sliced green garlic, water and salt. Cover and gently cook the mixture over medium-low heat, stirring often until the liquid is almost all evaporated. This should take about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool a bit while you prep the mushrooms.
- For the mushrooms and stuffing
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Remove the stems from the mushrooms (save for another use) and then clean the mushrooms with either a mushroom brush or wipe them with paper toweling.
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Place the mushrooms in a bowl and toss them with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil and then place them, cap side up on a baking sheet. In a pre heated 425F oven, roast the mushrooms for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn them over. Lower the oven temp to 350F.
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In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, panko, parmesan and green garlic confit. Distribute the filling into the mushroom caps and then drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil over each mushroom.
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Roast the filled mushroom caps at the 350F temp for about twenty minutes or until the filling just begins to brown. Let cool for a minute or two before enjoying warm.
I think I get my love for food and cooking from my mom, who was an amazing cook. She would start baking and freezing a month before Christmas in order to host our huge open house on Christmas afternoon. I watched and I learned...to this day I try not to procrastinate when it comes to entertaining.
My cooking style is pretty much all over the place, although I'm definitely partial to Greek and Italian cuisine. Oh yes, throw a little Cajun in there too!
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