Stuffed Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

18 large whole mushrooms
2 Tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. salt
1 minced clove garlic
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2/3 c. dry bread crumbs
4 Tbsp. butter
Italian sausage

Preparation

Wash mushrooms carefully; dry with absorbent paper.
With a sharp knife, remove stem.
Chop stems, finely.
In a frying pan combine stems and garlic in one tablespoon butter.
Cook until soft.
Remove to a bowl.
Blend in bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Stuff caps with stem crumb mixture or Italian sausage.
Saute in remaining butter slowly for 10 minutes.
Drain on absorbent paper. Serve immediately.
Cook longer if you use sausage.