Stuffed Chinese Black Mushrooms

1/4 lb Fresh tofu

1 md Chopped scallion

2 Garlic cloves, chopped

1/2 ts Sesame seeds, toasted

1 ts Oriental sesame oil

2 ts Fresh ground ginger

1 ts Soy sauce

1 ts Liquid sweetener

1 pn Salt

1 pn Black pepper

1/4 c Wheat germ or bread crumbs

20 lg Chinese dried blk. mushrooms

-- soaked at least 20 mins., -- cleaned and stemmed Crush the tofu in a bowl. Mix in all the ingredients except the mushrooms. When the mixture is thoroughly blended, stuff and top the mushrooms with it. Either grill the stuffed mushrooms for 3-5 minutes on a lightly oiled stovetop grill, or an oiled, very hot, thick-bottomed frying pan, or broil them for 7-9 minutes in the oven. "Vegetarian Journal", September/October 1994 Posted by Karen Mintzias