Boursin Cheese Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms (serves 2)

Ingredients:

4 large portabella mushrooms (with stems removed)

2 small blocks of flavored boursin cheese (found in your specialty cheese section)

olive oil

1 shallot minced

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1/2 cup port wine

1/2 cup red wine (whatever you have)

salt

pepper


Directions

Do ahead of time:

Red Wine and Port reduction

  • over medium heat flash sear (heat quickly) the shallots stirring constantly for about 1 minute.
  • Add the garlic and saute for an additional minute. It will toast or brown and that's a good thing.
  • Add the port wine and watch for flare up (keep your head back), scrape down the pan.
  • Add the red wine (I used a Cabernet but any decent red wine will work).
  • Reduce this to a thickness that will cover the back of a spoon (syrupy)
  • salt and pepper to taste.
  • You can hold this for days in the refrigerator. Congrats - you just made a sauce to die for!

Mushrooms

  • Brush all sides with olive oil.
  • Put Boursin Cheese in a freezer bag and warm to room temperature.
  • Season mushrooms liberally with salt and pepper
  • Grill over medium heat, bottom side first for 3 - 4 minutes. Flip the mushrooms and grill for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Cut the corner of the bag holding the boursin cheese and pipe it onto the mushroom caps evenly.
  • Put the mushrooms up on the warming rack in your grill and close the lid for about 4 minutes or until the cheese had melted.
  • Remove the mushrooms and set them on a plate (2 to a plate).
  • Warm your port reduction in the microwave and drizzle over the mushrooms.

Shopping List (items you will need)

portabella mushrooms

boursin cheese

shallot

port wine

red wine

 

 

 

 

Pantry Items (items you may already have)

olive oil

garlic

salt

pepper