Thursday, December 2, 2010

Lamb Stuffed Mushroom Pairing for Roxy Ann Winery's Sky Hill Red - December 2010 Wine Club Release

Lamb & Manchego Stuffed Mushrooms

Yield: 4 dozen medium or 2 dozen larger stuffed mushrooms

Buy the highest quality ground lamb you can afford – you really can taste the difference.

Beauty of this recipe: One bowl needed…

Ingredients:

4 dzn medium mushrooms or 2 dzn larger ones – stems removed and chopped

¼ pound ground lamb

¼ yellow onion, chopped small

4 green onions, minced

¼ red bell pepper, minced

¼ cup chopped parsley

1 clove garlic, minced

8 stems (about 1/3 bunch) fresh thyme, leaves removed from stem and minced

1 tsp ground black pepper

½ tsp (or more) red chili flakes

Salt to taste

¼ cup dried bread crumbs

1 egg

¼ cup shredded Manchego (can substitute all or some with Parmesan or Romano)

Extra Manchego for tops


Preparation:

*Preheat oven to 375˚

*Remove stems from mushrooms and finely chop. Place mushrooms, cavity side up, in un-greased casserole dish or on parchment lined sheet pan.

*In one large bowl, combine remaining ingredients, stirring well to combine.

*With a teaspoon, fill each mushroom w/ lamb-thyme mixture, rounding the tops.

*Sprinkle with extra Manchego.

*For medium mushrooms - bake for 20-30 minutes or until well browned on top.

*For larger mushrooms – bake for 25-35 minutes or until well browned on top.


Serve HOT. If extra juice is in the pan after you remove the mushrooms, consider whisking in a little sour cream to make a delicious sauce to drizzle on top.


Do ahead: This filling can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Mushrooms can be stuffed up to 4 hours in advance.

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