Years of mushroom hunting, cleaning and eating have taught me a few things...My first experience with mushrooms were ones Herb brought home in his lunch pail after a day in the woods...They were immediatly placed in a sink of salt water to get rid of the critters...Little effort had been made to clean off the dirt, pine needles or to sort out the ones that were obviously "wormy"...I spent hours over a sink full of water sorting the debris from the M.R. over the years...The next step was trying to dry out the soggy M.R. (mushroom are just like sponges)...We must be slow learners because this went on for years... Now however when we hunt mushrooms we remove the lower stem of the mushroom where it has dirt on it, leave the pine needles in the woods and leave the obviously wormy ones to rot in place...I carefully sort through the dry mushrooms removing any debris that we may have missed...Cut each one in half from top to stem, where I can get a good look at the insides for worms...These halved M.R. are then bagged and stored in the fridge.
Now for the cooking directions...Place halved M.R. in a colander, rinse well with cool water, dump onto paper towels to drain a little, slice into smaller pieces if you like before putting them in a DRY frying pan on low to medium heat...The M.R. will release their natural water, I let them simmer until they are dry then add a little butter, garlic and sauté until they brown and even get a little crispy, sprinkle with a salt and serve...Mmmmm-Good.
You may want to make copies of these directions, so the next time a good friend (doing you a great favor?) brings you a bag of mushrooms...It might be appropriate to share these directions with them...Hugs To All...OWAV:)
No comments:
Post a Comment