INGREDIENTS
- 3 flat mushrooms
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 rashers unsmoked back bacon, chopped
- 2 tbsp white wine
- 3 tbsp double cream
- 100g/3½oz Barkham Blue cheese, chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and reserve them for the stuffing. Drizzle the mushrooms with two tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a griddle pan and fry the mushrooms, gill-side down, for a couple of minutes or until they are turning golden brown.
- Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and gently fry the onion and garlic for about five minutes, or until softened.
- Chop the mushroom stalks and add them to the pan along with the bacon. Fry for 4-5 minutes, or until slightly browned. Add the wine and simmer until slightly reduced. Stir in the cream and half of the cheese.
- Turn the mushrooms over and pile in the filling. Top with the rest of the cheese and sprinkle with the chopped sage.
- Place onto a baking sheet and transfer to the oven to bake for 6-8 minutes, or until the cheese has begun
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