Mushroom Stuffed Mushrooms

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1 lb cremini mushrooms or 1 lb mushroom, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill, snipped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 12 cremini mushrooms, stemmed
• olive oil, for brushing
• 12 pieces fresh chives

Recipe

• 1 to make filling; in a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat and sauté shallots until soft, about 4 minutes. stir in choppd mushrooms and cook until liquid evaporates, about 6 minutes. add all remaining filling ingredients. cool until mixture thickens slightly, 3-4 minutes. in a blender or food processor, process until mixture forms a coarse paste. taste and adjust seasoning.
• 2 preheat broiler. brush mushroom caps with oil and broil about 4 minutes, or until slightly soft. let cool. fill caps with mushroom filling. arrange 2 pieces of chives in an x on each cap.