Mushrooms A La Galera

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb cultivated mushroom
• 3 slices thick bacon, diced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 -4 jalapeno chiles, stemmed,seeded,and finely chopped
• 10 fresh cilantro stems, finely chopped
• 4 ounces manchego cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)

Recipe

• 1 wipe the mushrooms clean with a slightly damp cloth or paper towels; trim the bottoms of the stems and cut the mushrooms lengthwise into slices.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a medium heavy skillet, fry the bacon over medium-high heat until crisp but not overbrowned.
• 4 lift out the bacon onto paper towels, letting as much fat as possible drain back into the pan.
• 5 pour the bacon fat into a large wide skillet and heat over medium-high heat until rippling.
• 6 add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 3 minutes.
• 7 add the mushrooms, chiles, and cilantro and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes, or until the juices released by the mushrooms have nearly evaporated.
• 8 remove from the heat.
• 9 preheat the broiler.
• 10 transfer the mushrooms to a wide broilerproof baking dish and scatter the bacon and the shredded cheese over the top.
• 11 run under the broiler for a few minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
• 12 serve at once.