Ingredients

  • 125 mushrooms
  • 1 lb lean bacon, chopped
  • 1 lb pork sausage
  • 5 onions, finely diced (about 2 cups)
  • 1 lb celery, finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce (Louisanna style)
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 5 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
  • 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs, toasted (we used Italian)
  • 1 cup corn oil

Method

  • Rinse mushrooms in a colander. Pat dry with paper towels. Remove the stem from each mushroom then hollow out the center of each mushroom cap. Set caps aside. Finely dice the stems and pieces.
  • Heat a heavy frying pan over medium high flame. Add bacon pieces & cook until almost done.(cooked but not crumbly).
  • Remove bacon from pan and set aside. Pour off all the bacon drippings & reserve.
  • Add sausage to the pan and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Break up the sausage as it cooks.
  • Stir onion & celery into sausage.
  • Add hot sauce, Worcestershire, reserved mushroom pieces, cooked bacon, and the OLD BAY(R) Seasoning.
  • Stir and cook until all vegetables are soft, about 4 minutes.
  • Add bread crumbs to pan and carefully mix. If necessary, add bacon drippings to mixture to bind all ingredients together to achieve a stuffing consistency.
  • Pour oil into a small bowl. Dipping a pastry brush into the oil, paint the outside of each mushroom cap.
  • Place the caps on a sheet pan hollowed side up.
  • Place an equal portion of the stuffing into each cap.
  • At this point, these can be covered & refrigerated for later use. If chilled, bring back to room temp before proceeding.
  • Broil until lightly browned or bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.