Baked Mushrooms (Beacan Bruithe)

Ingredients

• Large field mushrooms
• 4 ounces chopped onions
• 4 ounces whole wheat breadcrumbs
• 4 ounces sausage meat
• 1 teaspoon chopped sage
• Salt and pepper
  

Instructions

1. Wash and peel mushrooms. Remove stalks and discard. Brush mushrooms with melted butter. Fry onions in remaining butter.
2. When tender, mix onion and butter with breadcrumbs, sausage meat, herbs and seasonings. Divide among the mushrooms.
3. Place mushrooms in a shallow ovenproof dish, pour 4 tablespoons of water into the bottom of the dish, and bake for 15-20 minutes in a moderate oven.

Yield: 4 servings

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