How do you make a good mushroom pizza?

Chef's answer
Place the mushroom on a baking sheet, and bake for 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven, and spread spaghetti sauce in the cup of the cap. Top with cheese, olives, pepperoni and garlic..
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Place the mushroom on a baking sheet, and bake for 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven, and spread spaghetti sauce in the cup of the cap. Top with cheese, olives, pepperoni and garlic..
Mushroom pizza is getting quite popular in pizza industry. It is a rich source of natural fibre, protein, Vitamins, minerals and iron. It is a fungi and has great nutritional value. The mushrooms should be cooked before using as pizza toppings.
One is to cut the mushrooms *much* thinner. This allows for less moisture release and also allows the mushroom edges to crisp up a bit too. The other solution is to boil the fresh, sliced (1/8" to 1/4") mushrooms.
Thankfully, removing them is pretty simple. Most recipes that call for mushrooms don't require that you remove the gills on the underside of the caps. Portobello mushrooms, however, have particularly dark gills, which can cause any dish they're used in to turn dark and unappealing..
And, some prefer to remove the gills because of the stronger, if not bitter, flavor they can impart. Even though all parts of a portabella are edible, most recipes feature the whole meaty caps. If you are stuffing the mushroom, it makes sense to remove the stem and gills to allow more space for the stuffing.
A slimy film is the telltale sign of a spoiled mushroom. If you catch it early and cook 'em up right away you can get another day out of your 'shrooms, but once the slime starts, it's a slippery slope toward the darkening in color and mushy texture that indicate mold of the inedible variety.
The top part of a mushroom is called the cap. This cap looks similar to an umbrella and acts in a similar way in protection. This protection is most important to the gills and spores that are just below the cap. The purpose of the gills (or spines or pores) are to hold the spores, the microscopic "seeds" of a mushroom..
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