Vegetable-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms – Gluten-free version

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 2
   Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove the stems.

   Kitchen towel
3. 3
   Finely chop the stems.

   KnifeCutting board
4. 4
   Brush the caps with the olive oil and sprinkle them with a little of the salt.

   Pastry brush
5. 5
   Arrange the caps on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, hollow side up, and bake 10 minutes, until they release liquid. Pour the liquid out of the caps.

   OvenBaking panParchment paper

   💡The caps release liquid in the first bake: pour it out before filling so the stuffing doesn't get soggy.
6. 6
   Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
7. 7
   Add the onion and fry 6 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
8. 8
   Add the garlic and fry 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.
9. 9
   Add the pepper and zucchini in small cubes and the chopped stems and fry 8 minutes.

   Stove
10. 10
    Add the balsamic vinegar and season with salt and black pepper.
11. 11
    Fill the caps with the filling.
12. 12
    Scatter the gluten-free breadcrumbs on top.
13. 13
    Bake 15 minutes, until the crumbs are golden.

    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
14. 14
    Scatter the parsley on top and serve hot.