Ingredients

  • 20 large mixed mushrooms
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 lb sausage
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 roasted artichoke hearts, chopped
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • cooking oil

Method

  • Pull out the entire stem of each mushroom. Chop half of the stems into small pieces.
  • Cook sausage in skillet. Once browned, add garlic and artichoke. Saute another 2 minutes, or until sausage is cooked all the way through. Add cream cheese and cook till blended and smooth. Allow to cool slightly.
  • Stuff each stem cavity with the sausage/cream cheese mixture, slightly round the top and pat it down with a spoon so it's packed well. (This is important for the breading process!).
  • For the breading you will need 3 separate bowls.
  • First bowl - mix the Panko, breadcrumbs, and cornmeal.
  • Second bowl - mix the eggs and milk.
  • Third bowl - mix flour and salt and pepper.
  • Start heating on medium high heat about 1/2 inch of cooking oil in a skillet.
  • Dip mushrooms in egg mixture, then flour, then egg again, then Panko.
  • Fry on both sides till golden brown.
  • I recommend, especially if you are making for guests, to bread and fry the other 10 mushroom stems. They will be non-dairy treats for any guests who have a problem with lactose and are absolutely delicious!