Sausage-stuffed Mushroom Caps

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 24 medium mushrooms, wiped clean with a damp cloth
• 1/2 lb spicy bulk sausage
• 1 garlic clove, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon finely minced scallion (or fresh snipped chives)
• 1 small egg, well beaten
• 2/3 cup soft breadcrumb (or 1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs)
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°.
• 2 stem the mushrooms; set the caps aside and coarsely chop the stems.
• 3 cook the sausage, mushroom stems, garlic, and scallion in a medium skillet for 5-8 minutes over med-low heat, breaking up any large sausage lumps, until the meat is lightly browned.
• 4 remove from the heat, cool for 15 minutes, then mix in the egg, bread crumbs, and soy sauce.
• 5 mound the sausage mixture into the mushroom caps, then arrange in an ungreased 9- or 10-inch quiche dish or ovenproof 9x9 inch baking dish.
• 6 bake on the middle oven rack for 15-20 minutes or until bubbling and browned.
• 7 serve hot with cocktails.