Melting Mushrooms

9 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 large portabella mushrooms, of roughly equal size
  • 4 tablespoons vermouth or 4 tablespoons white wine
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
  • salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • 4 ounces gruyere cheese, grated (or any other yummy melting cheese)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • fresh crusty bread, to serve

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the barbecue.
  2. 2
    Cut out the stems from the mushrooms then score them lightly with a knife, over the gilled sides (don't cut through to the other side!
  3. 3
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  4. 4
    Pair up the mushrooms, according to size, and lay one of each pair, gilled side up, on a work surface, then season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  5. 5
    Add one T. vermouth or white wine, follow by a little garlic and thyme and finishing up with grated cheese to each of the four mushrooms.
  6. 6
    Place another mushroom on top of each of the four mushrooms on the work surface and drive a cocktail stick or skewer through from the top, to secure together.
  7. 7
    Brush all over with olive oil then cook over hot coals, turning frequently and carefully, until very soft, juicy and melting inside.
  8. 8
    Serve with crusty bread.

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