Recipes

Porcini Caps Stuffed with Cheese and Ham

  • Serves

    serves 4

This is a wonderful way to serve fresh porcini mushrooms.

Ingredients

  • 8 large porcini mushrooms, wiped clean
  • 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 4 oz. finely chopped boiled ham
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 oz. taleggio, rind removed, finely chopped
  • 12 leaves fresh basil, minced
  • 4 tsp. grated parmigiano-reggiano

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375º. Separate mushroom caps from stems. Finely chop stems. Steam caps for about 3 minutes in a steamer basket set over boiling water over medium heat. Transfer caps to a baking pan.

Step 2

Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add mushroom stems, garlic, parsley, and ham. Season to taste with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add taleggio and basil to mixture. Mix well. Fill mushroom caps with cheese mixture and sprinkle with parmigiano-reggiano. Bake until cheese melts and mushrooms soften, about 15 minutes. Garnish with chopped basil if you like.

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