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Picadillo-Stuffed Mushrooms

10 SERVINGS
ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 medium tomato--peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 pound lean ground pork
  • 3 tablespoons chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, coarsely chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 10 white mushrooms with 2-inch-wide caps, stems discarded
directions
  1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomato and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is evaporated and the sauce is thick, 7 to 8 minutes.
  2. Transfer the sauce to a bowl and wipe out the skillet. Add 1/2 tablespoon of the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the pork in small clumps and cook over moderately high heat until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the tomato sauce along with the chicken stock, tomato paste and fennel seeds and cook over low heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season the picadillo with salt and pepper and transfer to a plate.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350°. Using a melon baller or small spoon, scrape out the brown gills from the mushroom caps. Wipe out the skillet again and heat the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil until shimmering. Add the mushrooms, top side down, and cook over moderately high heat until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Turn the mushrooms and cook until brown on the other side, about 2 minutes longer.
  4. Transfer the mushroom caps to a medium baking dish and fill them with the picadillo. Bake the mushrooms for about 15 minutes, or until cooked through. Transfer the mushrooms to a platter or individual plates and serve.

MAKE AHEAD The picadillo can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Let return to room temperature before filling and baking the mushrooms.

Recipe by Julian Serrano
From The $100 Dinner Party
This recipe originally appeared in February, 2000.