Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Day 130: Fried Mushrooms!

Day 130.

I guess I should clarify myself. Fried morel mushrooms. Yum.
If you don't live in the midwest, you probably don't realize how crazy people get about morels. My grandpa is a fierce mushroom hunter. He travels to Shawnee National Forest (2 hours away) to hunt. He also goes to Wisconsin, which is where he found these. This wasn't a good year for morels. He usually comes home with 3 coolers full of mushrooms. This year, he found 1/3 of one cooler. Disappointing, but at least we had some!!! My grandma is quite the mushroom chef, so I asked her to show me how it's done.

Here's the process.

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These are what you'll most likely come home with.

Soak them in some salt water to de-bug them.

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Drain them well.

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Lay them out on a towel to dry until you're ready for them.

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Place some flour in the bottom of a plastic grocery sack.

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Add the mushrooms.

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Shake well to coat.

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Have some oil nice and hot. Grandma uses an electric skillet so the heat stays even. Put the mushrooms in the oil.

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The mushrooms will take about 30 minutes to cook. We like 'em crispy.

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We move them along, taking the done ones out, and adding new ones, assembly line style.

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Once you've got a nice, big batch fried, dig in!

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If your dad will let you near them...

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Some like theirs with ketchup, others with barbeque sauce. I just like mine with lots of salt. Millie does too. :)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness, those fried morels look amazing. I need to look into foraging for my own.

Megan said...

I am so jelous Bobbi!!!!!!!!!!! We found 0 this year and I was really hungry for a few or 50:)