Champignons farcis (Stuffed Mushrooms)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- fine medium mushrooms
- oil
- Duxelles
- a little soft breadcrumb
- fine dried breadcrumbs
- a few drops of oil
Instructions
- Choose fine medium mushrooms; remove the stalks, wash the caps and wipe them well.
- Arrange them on a dish, season them and sprinkle them with a dash of oil.
- Pass them in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Fill the cavity of each with Duxelles, thickened if wished with a little soft breadcrumb, dressing it in a dome.
- Sprinkle the surface with fine dried breadcrumbs and with a few drops of oil or melted butter.
- Gratinate in a fairly brisk oven.