Mushroom Pecan Appetizers Recipes

CHEDDAR PECAN STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove and finely chop stems from mushrooms.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat; brush mushroom caps with melted butter and place onto a baking sheet. Raise heat to medium; cook and stir chopped mushroom stems, green onion, and garlic in the butter remaining in the skillet for 3 minutes. Lightly stir bread crumbs, Cheddar cheese, pecans, salt, and black pepper into the mixture. Generously fill the mushroom caps with stuffing, piling it high.
• Bake in the preheated oven until stuffing is hot, the cheese has melted, and mushrooms are cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.

STUFFED WHITE MUSHROOMS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and the diced onion. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add the grated garlic and lower the heat. Add the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms are tender and a lot of the liquid has evaporated at the bottom of the pan, 5-8 minutes.
• 2. Add the Vermouth to the mushrooms and cook until the flavor of the alcohol has mellowed considerably, 5-8 minutes. Taste for seasoning. Add the sour cream and allow it to melt over low heat. Remove and reserve half (20) of the mushrooms.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Preheat the broiler. When the mushrooms have cooled slightly, place half of them (20 mushrooms) on a flat surface and roughly chop to break them into smaller pieces. Toss them in a bowl with the Parmesan cheese, pecans and breadcrumbs.
• 4. A test run: Place a little bit of the stuffing on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Cook for a few minutes and taste for seasoning. Add more salt, cheese or even olive oil if the texture or flavor isn't quite where you want it to be. Fill each bottom of the reserved mushroom halves (remaining 20 mushrooms) with some of the stuffing. Don't be afraid to press and mold the stuffing on top of each mushroom.
• 5. Arrange the mushrooms on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until hot, 12-15 minutes. Place the mushrooms under the broiler for a minute or two until the tops brown. Serve immediately with a drizzle of Balsamic vinegar or lemon juice.

STUFFED WHITE MUSHROOMS WITH PECAN BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the mushrooms: Rough chop half of the mushrooms. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and when hot, add the diced onion. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and lower the heat. Add the chopped mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are tender and most of the liquid has evaporated at the bottom of the pan, 8 to 10 minutes. Add half the white wine and cook until the flavor of the alcohol has mellowed considerably, 5 to 8 minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed. Add the sour cream, thyme and 1 tablespoon of the butter and allow it to melt over low heat. Remove from heat and reserve.
• In a separate pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the whole stemmed mushrooms stem ends up. Saute for 5 to 8 minutes and then turn over and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Add the remaining white wine and cook until the liquid has reduced by two-thirds. Add the remaining tablespoon butter and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• For the breadcrumbs: In a medium skillet over medium heat, add the butter and olive oil. Add the breadcrumbs and pecans and saute the mixture until it's golden brown, about 4 minutes. Season with salt. Set aside.
• Bake and serve: Arrange the reserved stemmed and partially cooked mushrooms on a baking sheet and stuff them with the chopped mushroom and onion mixture. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the mushrooms, set the oven to broil, top them with the breadcrumb mixture and place under the broiler until the tops are golden brown, about 1 minute. Serve immediately.

PECAN SNACK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat egg white with water until frothy. Stir in pecans and mix to coat. Combine sugar, cinnamon and salt and stir into pecan mixture. Spread on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container.

PECAN-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position in oven and preheat to 400°F.
• Trim ends of mushroom stems and separate caps and stems, reserving both. Arrange caps, stemmed sides up, in a buttered 13"x9" shallow baking dish.
• Finely chop stems(or process in food processor), then cook with garlic and oregano in butter(or olive oil) in a 10" heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in pecans, bread crumbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in 1/3 cup half and half and bring to a simmer, then remove from heat.
• Sprinkle insides of caps with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then divide filling among the caps.
• Drizzle mushrooms with the 2/3 cup cream and bake until filling is browned and caps are tender, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle over parsley to garnish. Serve mushrooms drizzled with pan juices.
• To make ahead:.
• Stuffed mushrooms can be put together, but not baked, 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before baking.

PECAN-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Trim ends of mushroom stems and carefully separate caps and stems, reserving both. Arrange caps, stemmed sides up, in a buttered 13- by 9-inch shallow baking dish.
• Finely chop stems, then cook with garlic and oregano in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in pecans, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in 1/3 cup cream and bring to a simmer, then remove from heat.
• Sprinkle insides of caps with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then divide filling among caps. Drizzle mushrooms with remaining 2/3 cup cream and bake until filling is browned and caps are tender, about 30 minutes. Serve mushrooms drizzled with pan juices.

PECAN-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and with 1 tablespoons of the butter, lightly butter a 13 x 9 inch shallow baking dish.
• Trim the ends from mushrooms stems and carefully separate the caps and steps, reserving both.
• Place the caps, stemmed sides up in the prepared dish.
• Melt remaining butter in a heavy skillet over moderate heat, finely shop the stems and add to melted butter along with the minced garlic and oregano or sage; cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the pecans, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently for 1 minute; slowly add in 1/3 cup cream and bring to a gentle simmer, remove from heat.
• Sprinkle the inside of the mushrooms caps with remaining salt and pepper, divide the filling among caps, drizzle with remaining 2/3 cup cream and bake until filling is browned and mushrooms caps are tender, about 30 minutes.
• If desired, stuff mushrooms and reserve the 2/3 cup cream, cover dish and place in refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Remove from refrigerator and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes, drizzle with cream and bake as directed above.
• Serve warm drizzled with pan juices.

MUSHROOM PECAN LATKES

Steps:

• Heat oil in nonstick frying pan, and saute mushrooms. Add thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Place in food processor, and pulse just until mushrooms are chopped.
• Place mushrooms in a mixing bowl. Add rice, pecans, sour cream, egg, matzoh meal, snipped dill, lemon zest, cardamom and nutmeg. Mix well.
• Coat a nonstick frying pan with oil, and heat. Take heaping tablespoons of mixture, and fry for a few minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Garnish with strips of smoked salmon and pickled ginger, and serve.