How to Bake Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms

Serves: 6-8

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients needed to make Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms:

• 24 medium white mushrooms, stemmed and wiped clean
• ¼ lb fresh lump crabmeat
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• ¼ cup fontina cheese, shredded
• 3 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp dry sherry
• ¼ tsp each of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter

Cooking instructions for Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms:

• Position a rack midway within an oven and warm it up to broil.
• Spread few kitchen papers across a large plate and set aside.
• Drizzle olive oil across a baking sheet and heat it up in the oven for a couple of minutes.
• Take it out of the oven and place the mushrooms on top, spaced an inch apart, with their cap side facing up.
• Bake the mushrooms in the oven for about 5 minutes or until the caps turn golden brown and place them on the prepared plate to soak in any excess moisture in them; wipe the baking sheet clean with a towel and keep it aside.
• Spoon the panko breadcrumbs into a medium skillet and toast over moderately high heat for about 5 minutes or until it browns slightly; tip it into a bowl and set aside.
• Wipe the skillet clean with a dry cloth or paper towel and return it to medium heat.
• Add a knob of butter into it to melt until it foams and throw in the shallots.
• Season with a dash of paprika, ground black pepper as well as salt and sauté for about 3 minutes, stirring often, until they shallots soften.
• Add a splash of sherry and continue to simmer the mixture for a couple of minutes or until the smell of the alcohol ebbs away.
• Stir in the toasted breadcrumbs until well mixed and transfer it to another bowl; set aside to cool it to some extent.
• Meanwhile, return the mushrooms to the baking sheet, spaced an inch apart, this time with the cap side facing down and set aside.
• Stir in the cheese and crabmeat mixture into the shallot-wine mixture until well combined and whisk in a splash of fresh lemon juice.
• Spoon the filling within the cavity of the mushroom caps and broil them in the oven for about 3 minutes or until the cheese melts.
• Serve right away.

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Last Updated on March 1, 2013 by