At times, I just don't know what to cook and I will just look into the fridge and will be looking inside it for at least 10-15 minutes....believe me, I get cool air for a short 15 minutes :p Trying to cook something nice out of whatever is left in the fridge is not easy at times. I can just gaze into the fridge yet cannot think of anything... I saw some portobello, some crab meat, some bacon chips , a small block of mozzarella cheese and some what not...haha then an idea just came to me. Why not stuff the portobello with whatever leftovers there are in the fridge. Why not ? So , this is what comes out of them after 15 minutes of gazing into the fridge :) Stuffed portobello would be great for they are the most meaty compared with other mushrooms. At times, I would like to make something without a recipe. No recipe food would be great at times :)
Chopped up a piece chicken breast, diced bacon chips, diced one quater piece of aubergine, diced shrimps, diced the mozzarela and crab meat. Mixed with one egg yolk, seasoned with white pepper and salt and I added some panko into the mixture. Stirred together till the mixture become sticky and hold together. Stuff the portobello with the mixture . Greased the baking sheet with olive oil, place the stuffed portobello on it and sprinkle extra japanese bread crumbs on the surface of portobello and baked in a preheated oven at 180C for 30 minutes or till crispy brown and cooked . Serve this as appetizer or as a side with a dollop of wasabi...yummm yummy.
a mixture of leftovers found in the fridge
ingredients make up of aubergine, crabmeat, shrimps,chicken breast
bacon chips and mozzarella and oregano leaves from the garden :)
the yellow bits are diced mozzarella :p
sprinkle extra japanese bread crumbs on the surface and drizzle
with extra olive oil on top of each stuffed portobello
baked in a preheated oven at 180C for 30-35 minutes
till it is crispy brown and cooked
the oozing mozzarella is a delight for cheese lover like me :p
the fresh oregano adds flavor to this deliciousness
this is the most delicious no recipe stuffed portobello :)
Stuffed Portobello With Leftovers
Ingredients
6 pieces of Portobello - wash and drain dry
leftovers from fridge
bacon chips - diced into small bits
a piece of a raw chicken breast -chopped coarsely
raw shrimps - diced into small bits
mozzarella - diced into small bits
crab meat
a quarter aubergine - diced into small bits
1 egg yolk
japanese bread crumbs
fresh oregano leaves
salt and white pepper
extra japanese bread crumbs - to sprinkle on surface of portobello
olive oil
Instructions:
Chopped up one chicken breast, diced bacon chips, diced one quater piece of aubergine, diced shrimps, diced the mozzarela and crab meat. Mixed with one egg yolk, seasoned with white pepper and salt and I added some panko into the mixture. Stirred together with a pair of chopstick till the mixture become sticky and hold together. Stuff the portobello with the mixture . Greased the baking sheet with olive oil, place the stuffed portobello on it and sprinkle extra japanese bread crumbs on the surface of portobello and baked in a preheated oven at 180C for 30 minutes or till crispy brown and cooked .
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This is what i called a creative cooking mind.. anything can be done just by looking at the leftovers in the fridge..Elin, can come over to my place and look at my fridge? :)
ReplyDeleteClever use of leftovers :)
ReplyDeleteAh brilliant use of leftovers!
ReplyDeleteI'm slowly getting better at doing that too but the skill is taking a looong time to develop...
Wow...very creative, Elin!! These stuffed portobello look very impressive. I would love to try. These mushrooms here are quite cheap.
ReplyDeleteI could just wallop them all by myself! So, remember me huh! haha.... Have a great weekend too!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Kristy
This will be a great party food. I too will do that especially toward end of the week. You will find a bit of this and that in the fridge. That is the problem of cooking for a small family :)
ReplyDeleteThis is completely and amazingly delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I could do leftovers like this all the time :-)
Oh..Elin! This is what I do sometime ;)) Just throw everything together and you'll get a nice dish.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you came up with quite a creative revelation for use of your leftovers! It totally looks like a well thought about and planned ahead dish!
ReplyDeleteAmazing that you can create a wonderful dish like this one just by your left overs in the fridge. Thank you for giving me an idea for my just bought portobellos.
ReplyDeleteYou made me laughed, because I'm like that too, I just open the fridge and stare and stare and you get at least some cool air. Cheers!
This is a great fridge magnet recipe! It's nice to see someone innovate with what's on hand and come up with a winner!
ReplyDeleteI love how you came up with this using what you had! :) It looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness - now who wouldn't like these ... stuffed with not only leftovers but really good stuff
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I love the blend of ingredients in your stuffing! A great use of leftovers.
ReplyDeleteLooked like you just created a wonderful dish from a leftover! They look delicious. I adore portobello!
ReplyDeleteClaire....you should look into your fridge mor often then you will have the inspiration on what to do with your leftovers LOL! the trouble you always peek into restaurant fridge :p
ReplyDeletetigerfish..thanks:)
Clare....thanks , when you have been cooking for over 30 over years you will know what to do with the leftovers :)
Mary...thanks...hahah just take your leftovers , chopped them up and mix them well , then stuff them on the portobello or other vegetables available eg capsicum :)
Kristy....me too ! I can have the whoe thing to myself....the cheese oozing out really make you want more :) You too have a great weekend:)
Gert....haha yup...small family * shaking my head is a disadvantage :)
Emily...yup deliciously good :)
Anncoo...actually this is a lazy man's food. Throw whatever is leftover , mix them well and just stuff them into capsicum or mushroom :)
Roxan...hahaha it looks like it has been planned but no, I just throw everything in and stuff in into the portobello that has 6 pieces left from the last cooking :)
Madin....don't we after years of cooking? I could just stare at them close the fridge door, the open again and stare again and still can't think what to cook :)
The Housewife.... thanks :)
Judy...yup it is so easy. Throw in the leftovers bits and pieces and assembled them as stuffing for mushrooms and pepperbells :)
Drick....haha yup, a bit of this and that makes a treasure ! :))
5 Star Foodie...thanks :) it is delicious especially with the cheese oozing out :)
Tanantha...I love portobello and any sort of mushrooms :)
What a great idea! I usually just use my leftovers for fried rice or pasta.
ReplyDeletethis looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteAnn...Me too..normally I would do the same, used them for fried rice but for this once, the Portobello must be used up so what better way to stuff them up with the leftovers :P
ReplyDeleteJess...thanks for dropping by to drool :p
Elin! You are a genius at putting together a dish by looking at what is in fridge!
ReplyDeleteI love stuffed mushrooms and breaded mushrooms! Fabulous idea! Looks delicious! I like! I like!
Hi PL...thanks to years of looking into the fridge...I should say years of cooking helps LOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great use for leftovers, Elin...I love just working without recipes...sometimes you just come up with a brilliant dish!
ReplyDeleteHi Momgateway....yup, no recipe dish can be a winner at times :) I love to create something different at times :p
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteDo I need to cook the chicken breast first before stuff the portobello? Thanks!
Hi Anon...no,you don't need to...chopped the chicken breast coarsely. Sorry I reply late...overlooked your comment :)
DeleteElin, thank you so much for your response. I didn't see your reply earlier and I've used cooked chicken instead. so it was a bit dry. I will use raw chicken in the future.
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