Shrimp Barchester or Tiger Prawns stuffed with Wild Mushrooms on Grilled Portabellas 
                    This 1st course was named for a friend.  
                        Serves six  
                    
                        - 6 medium sized Portabella Mushroom Caps 
 
                        - 6 Tiger Prawns 12count - the count refers to an estimate of how many shrimp to a lb. These are BIG prawns 
 
                        - 1 package dried Porcini Mushrooms 
 
                        - Bread crumbs 
 
                        - 1 and ¼ cup of Madeira 
 
                        - ¼ cup of Merlot 
 
                        - 1 can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs 
 
                        - 2 garlic cloves diced 
 
                        - 1 TBL butter 
 
                        - olive oil 
 
                        - Kosher salt 
 
                        - Fresh cracked pepper 
 
                        - Freshly grated Parmesan 
 
                        - Reconstitute the Porcini Mushrooms in 1 cup of Madeira
 
                        - Prepare grill if using charcoal
 
                       
                      In a sauce pan heat oil over medium flame add 1 garlic clove and sauté for 1 minute 
        Add Tomatoes and Merlot 
        Season with Salt & Pepper 
        Simmer until liquid is reduced 
        Set aside and keep warm 
                      Heat olive oil and butter in sauté pan 
        Sauté 1 clove garlic until soft 
        Drain Mushrooms, finely chop, and add to pan 
        Add ¼ cup Madeira 
        Season with salt & pepper 
        Simmer until liquid is reduced by half 
        Add bread crumbs - mix well 
                      Split the back of the prawns and butterfly leaving shells intact 
        Stuff with Mushroom mixture 
        Brush with olive oil 
        Set aside 
                      Generously brush the Portabella caps with olive oil and season with salt and pepper 
                      Grilling  
        Grill Prawns feet side down until shells turn pink and meat is firm and loses that translucent look. 
        At the same time grill Portabellas gill side down for five minutes then turn grill until liquid begins to show and Mushrooms become soft 
        Fill Mushroom cavity with Tomato mixture 
        Remove from heat 
        Top Mushroom with Stuffed Prawn 
        Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan and serve 
                      
                          
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