Panko Stuffed Mushrooms - Asian Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

22 white button mushrooms, cleaned
1 tablespoon peanut oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup water chestnut, finely diced
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or 3 tablespoons mirin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, plus extra for greasing the pan and garnish
8 tablespoons water
1/2 cup scallion, finely chopped, plus extra for garnish
3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.
Remove the stems from the mushrooms.
Chop up the stems and two(2) of the whole mushrooms and set them aside.
Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Pour in the peanut oil and saute the chopped mushroom for about 3 minutes, until some moisture has released.
Add the diced water chestnuts or daikon and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring often. Add the garlic and cook for a minute longer.
At this point, lots of moisture should be released from the mushrooms.
Add the rice wine vinegar or mirin, salt, and white pepper, and cook for about 2 minutes.
Turn off the heat and add the panko in 1/2-cup batches and stir, alternately adding the sesame oil until all the bread crumbs are moist.
If needed, add a coiple tbsp of water if panko seems overly dry.
The mixture should be crumbly but, when you press some between your fingers, it should hold together.
Mix in the scallions and adjust the salt to taste.
Grease a baking sheet with a little sesame oil.
Stuff each mushroom with the filling and place on the baking sheet.
To stuff them, place a little of the filling into the mushroom crevice and then add another tablespoon on top of that, pressing firmly to form a mound.
Bake for 20 minutes.
To serve, sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds over the mushrooms and drizzle with a little sesame oil, if desired.
Garnish with extra chopped scallions.