A stuffed mushroom on a bed of "young" leaves (don't you love it when they say that in restaurants.. well, they are hardly going to be old, going off mouldy leaves are they!!??)
I think Shirley Conran (first wife of Sir Terence C) once said that life was too short to stuff a mushroom but I would imagine she meant little fiddly ones not large field type mushrooms like this one was but if she meant all mushrooms then I am afraid that I disagree with her!! Anyway..... my recipe.
Well, first of all I put the oven on hottish.. Then I removed the stalk from the middle of the mushroom, chopped that up and fried it in a mixture of a little olive oil and butter along with a chopped spring onion (scallions in some circles I think), also added half a clove of garlic and some red chilli.... Then I added some brown bread crumbs and stirred it all around for a few minutes... Took it off the heat and added a tablespoon or so of grated cheddar cheese and seasoning and when it was a little cooler a small beaten egg. I then placed the mixture into the mushroom, and the mushroom into a lightly oiled dish and cooked it for 20 minutes or so...
The result is above and very tasty it was.....!! You could add bacon I would imagine to this recipe or any other kind of herbs and spices as you wish depending on what you have to hand.
This looks nice-it was Shirley C who said that! Tell Mr Semi Expat to keep an eye out for me- I'll be wearing a feather print frock and Fendi shoes with a white toe.
ReplyDeleteMr SE does not know, what he is missing! When he reads this post I bet he will be miffed, as it looks completely delicious.
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That is one huge mushroom!
ReplyDeletei love mushrooms. i could eat them everyday.
the flowers from Mr SE are so beautiful.
Lucky you...looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteMy family would be envious:)
Jeanne
Yum, mushrooms are so versatile. I have a great recipe for stuffed mushrooms...herbs, spinach and parmesan cheese...always a hit!
ReplyDeleteHealthy too...Shirley C...maybe she was too busy taking care of her high profile hubby to stuff a mushroom...
Your food on the plate looks too good to be true! Absolutely great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah - I just issued an invitation to a 'light lunch' next week and as I pressed send, thought 'oh dear' better get my thinking cap on...thinking cap removed hurriedly and so much time saved too!! Have a great week x P.S Did you get my e-mail?
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ReplyDeleteI'm away on a ski trip w/my husband and hijacked his computer to see what my fav blogs are up to.
First off, I love this new background color. It's so much easier to read! Thank you.
This dish looks divine. I can do this with just a couple of substitutions. I'm hungry now!
~janet
Glad you all liked the mushroom for one!!
ReplyDeleteFF - Don't think Mr SE saw you - he said he kept his eyes peeled but I said you may have been in your sick bed and not out and about in Brisbane.
Dash - you were right he was!! He got an earlier flight back Monday evening so he was able to have vegetable curry with me which he enjoyed! (2 veggie meals in a row - am not vegetarian but do like them veggie food v. much)
Cotton Socks - yes, me too - love mushrooms.
Jeanne - yes, really enjoyed it!
HOTHB - your recipe sounds lovely too - v. nice.
Metscan - thank you so much...
Susie - perfect for a light lunch - hope you have my replies now to email - was doing research!
Janet - Very versatile and yes, could be made vegan very easily - glad you like new colours on blog..
Long live mushrooms! Seriously, they are one of my favourite foods and although I believe you're right about Shirley C, she surely didn't mean big ones as yummy as this.
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