Savory Pie with Pleurotus Mushrooms

Without frying anything, a real delicacy. It represents a complete dish, as we will use carbohydrates, proteins, and the good fibers from mushrooms.
You can serve this dish as a main course or as an appetizer.
I prepared it in family size, but you can also make it in single servings.

The important part is the Sicilian seasoned breadcrumbs with coarsely ground bread, see recipe.

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Cost: Very economical
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Fall, Winter, and Spring

427.97 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 427.97 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 40.82 (g) of which sugars 5.58 (g)
Proteins 26.68 (g)
Fat 18.12 (g) of which saturated 3.43 (g)of which unsaturated 4.55 (g)
Fibers 3.58 (g)
Sodium 611.88 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 9 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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1.1 lbs Pleurotus mushrooms (net weight)
1 cup breadcrumbs (seasoned Sicilian style, see recipe)
7 oz smoked provola cheese
4 eggs (200)
to taste garlic
to taste salt
to taste pepper
to taste chopped parsley
to taste grated Parmesan cheese

Tools

What we need to make the

1 Knife
1 Cutting Board
1 Pot
1 Colander
1 Baking Pan 9.5-inch round

Steps

Let’s go to the kitchen to make the

Clean the mushrooms by separating them leaf by leaf,
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Remove the stalk at the base, but don’t throw it away as you can use it for a risotto
Place a pot on the stove with water to boil, adjust with salt, and as soon as it begins to boil, put in the mushrooms for about 2 minutes.
Then drain them and let them dry on clean towels or in a colander, and
while the mushrooms are drying….
prepare the Sicilian seasoned breadcrumbs by following my recipe click here. Choose semi-stale bread so the breadcrumbs will have a coarse texture.
Proceed with the provola, cutting it into cubes.
Then in a bowl, beat the eggs and add salt, pepper, a sprinkle of parsley, a bit of Parmesan, and minced garlic only if you like.
Now that the mushrooms have dried, coat them with the breadcrumbs
then, take a baking dish and make a layer of mushrooms,
then a layer of smoked provola cheese
Pour half of the egg mixture, and repeat with more layers until you have finished the ingredients.
Save a bit of provola for later use.
Now cover the savory pie with the beaten eggs and the remaining provola, and press down with your hands to compact the pie.
Preheat the oven to 356°F (convection).
Cook the pleurotus pie for 20 minutes, and in the last 5 minutes, pass it under the grill at 392°F
You can also cook it in the microwave with a combined micro grill at 750 watts for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and wait for the pleurotus pie to cool before serving.