STUFFED MUSHROOMS

A SUPER EASY MEAL WHICH IS SURE TO GET AN APPLAUSE. SOPHISTICATED YET SO SIMPLE

YOU WILL NEED:
8 BUTTON MUSHROOMS, 20 GRAMS OF BUTTER, 1 TBSP CHOPPED THYME, 2 TBSP CHOPPED WALNUTS, 1 PEAR PEELED AND DICED, 4 GRAMS BLUE CHEESE, ANOTHER SEPERATE 50 GRAMS BUTTER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, 3 CLOVES OF MINCED GARLIC, 2 TBSP CHOPPED PARSLEY, 3 TBSP BREAD CRUMBS, 1 TBSP PARMESAN CHEESE [OR A REALLY STRONG CHEDDAR] AND SALT AND PEPPER.

2 LARGE BOWLS ARE NEEDED

METHOD
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. remove the mushroom stalks and, using a spoon, scoop out the inside of the mushrooms and discard. Heat a large frying pan over a medium to high heat. when hot add the 20g of butter then when melted, add the mushrooms. Turn the mushrooms to cover them in butter. Season the bottoms of the mushrooms with thyme, salt, pepper and then the inside as well, season the same way and turn again. Keep turning until completely seared. Remove and place on a tray. Take a bowl and add the blue cheese, pears and walnuts. season and mix well. In the other bowl mix bread crumbs, the 50g of butter, the garlic, the parsley and the parmesan [or cheddar] cheese, season and mix. Fill four mushrooms with the blue cheese mix and the other four with the bread crumb mix. Bake for 20 minutes in the oven until the tops are a light golden brown. Serve hot.