/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Your idea sounds fuckin killer OP, if you make it post pics

Bon Appetit's mixed-mushroom risotto might be something you'd like too, look it up and give it a scan over maybe

DUDE

SHROOMS

LMAO

>>13103377
can you make mushrooms crunchy?

>>13103694
No, unless you batter them and deep fry them.

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>>13103469
Samefag, fuck off.

>>13103377
Wow what a great recipe. Here allow me to write it out easier for people to read:

Take a whole block of butter.
Sprinkle with some chopped herbs and optionally a few hopped mushrooms.
Done!

>>13103711
not samefag

>>13103460
>>13103463
>>13103469
>>13103733
bruh...

>>13103738
congrats you use a cellphone and a computer to shit post.

>>13103762
cope

>>13103377
Ah, as usual /ck/ has a post about food and retards shitpost in it for 20 posts and then the thread dies! Lovely!

Soup is pretty obvious, don't have much to say about that OP. I live next to a mushroom plant and get several rare and expensive species for free by the pound. Personally, maitake or however it's spelled are my favorite. You can just use mushrooms of all kinds for a base to white sauces, red too if you want, and soups. Saute with onions and throw into an omelette, and use them for stroganoff. Budget shit, you can throw a handful into boiling ramen water.

>>13103858
Wanna see something cool?

>>13103863
maybe

>>13103885
>why yes, I DO have a large collection of hot sauces! How did you know?

>>13103858
>I live next to a mushroom plant
wtf is that?

Also, stroganoff is one recipe I do know and make quite often, I also make scallops, oyster mushrooms, in scream sauce with old bay, it's pretty good.

>>13103694
Yes, easily, but this is best done with Coprinus comatus (shaggy manes, pic related). In a pan with excessive amounts of butter and a generous quantity of salt, start to fry on medium-high heat. The mushrooms will start to get very soggy and pretty unappetizing in appearance (think undercooked egg whites). Keep at it, stirring frequently until most of the water evaporates (this takes a good while) and the mushrooms will crisp up nicely and turn a beautiful golden brown.

Serve atop toasted rye.

tl;dr: wild mushroom forager posting. ask shit.

>>13104191
Shaggy manes rule. A forest near me has these, lobsters, and chiggin of the woods in plenty and its fucking awesome. Saw a lot of black trumpets the other day as well

>>13104204
Best grab those trumpets before someone else does, anon. In my area there's really stiff competition to collect those and when someone in the know finds a patch, they keep it as best a secret as they can. Good harvests every couple weeks as long as it's not too dry, though.

>>13104191
What time of year are best to gather and where to look, ie under what type of coverage or types populous tree?

>>13104225
I only take what I know I'll use desu. Also got an inoculated log for oysters. Got a couple pounds off it this year

>>13104233
>What time of year are best to gather
This depends entirely on what type of mushroom you're looking for. Early in the spring when things are warming up and pretty moist, the star of the show is morels. I don't live in a good area for morels, so my favorite species are in active growth typically in late summer through fall. This is when you find things like Coprinus comatus, most types of chanterelles, and a bunch of different boletes.
>where to look
Again, depends on what you're looking for. Mushrooms, to oversimplify, grow in two different patterns: mycorrhizal fungi, which form symbiotic relationships with specific trees, and saprobic fungi, which grow on decaying organic matter (when these types use living organic matter as a substrate (food source), they're classed as parasites). Mycorrhizal species grow in associate with very specific trees (for instance, you will pretty much never see something like Lactarius indigo under anything other than certain species of pine (I've read it can occasionally be found under oak, but haven't seen that occur in person). So your best bet is to do some reading on the species you hope to find and look in the vicinity of the types of trees it prefers to associate with. For saprobes, the story is similar. Many saprobic species have preferred substrates, but a lot of them can actually be cultivated. This is a common technique to get things like oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus species), and there's plenty of guides and even pre-inoculated started kits available online.

>>13104191
sautée first with some water in the pan, diced, until the water evaporates and the mushrooms are cooked. Then add a knob of butter to make everything shine and then sautée further until crispy.

>>13104406
You a mycologist or just into the fungi? They're fascinating to learn about

>>13104417
I'm a little curious as to why you're adding water. My forté is mushroom identification and my culinary skills are actually pretty weak. Could you elaborate, please?

>>13104434
I did a bachelor's in biochem and was required to take a few senior-level biology courses. I always had a passing interest in fungi from dabbling in some homebrew shenanigans, and I ended up having a serious passion for the subject. So I don't study it for a living like a professional mycologist, but I do have an educational background in it.

any mushroom guide books that anon might recommend?

>>13104502
Mushrooms of North America by Orson Miller is my personal favorite and has a huge amount of really good information, but depending on where you live, other titles might be more relevant. Mushrooms by Thomas Laessoe is decent as well for brief overviews of a good quantity of species, but might not be as good for in-depth details. Check out some field guides specific to your region as well.

>>13104527
very cool thank you.

>>13104406
Thanks for the info! I def. need to digest it all.

So I guess I just need bushwhack through the forest and keep my eyes to the ground?