Fried Morels Fried Wild Mushrooms Recipes

SIMPLE FRIED MOREL MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place halved morel mushrooms in a large bowl; cover with cold, lightly salted water. Refrigerate mushrooms for about 5 minutes to loosen any dirt; pour off salted water, rinse, and repeat twice more. Crevices of the mushrooms may harbor tiny stones or even insects. Thoroughly rinse mushrooms a final time and allow to drain on paper towels.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl.
• Heat vegetable shortening in a large skillet until very hot.
• Roll mushrooms in flour and tap off excess; gently lay mushrooms in the hot shortening.
• Pan-fry until golden brown and flour coating is crisp, 5 to 8 minutes, turning often. Drain morels on paper towels, salt to taste, and enjoy your treasures!

DEEP-FRIED MOREL MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place morels in a large bowl of warm salted water and leave to soak, about 30 minutes. Drain.
• Combine flour, cracker crumbs, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano, thyme, and cumin in a large resealable plastic bag to make breading mix.
• Whisk milk and egg together in a small bowl.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Dip mushrooms, a few at a time, into milk mixture. Toss in breading mix until coated; shake off excess.
• Fry breaded morels in the hot oil, working in batches, until dark brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

FRIED MOREL MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Clean the mushrooms carefully with a damp paper towel or a soft mushroom brush. Cut large mushrooms in half.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. While the oil is heating, beat the eggs and milk in a shallow bowl. Coat the mushrooms in the egg and milk mixture, then toss them in the cracker crumbs. Carefully place the coated mushrooms in the heated oil. The mushrooms will cook quickly. Cook the mushrooms until they are golden brown on the bottom, then flip them over to brown the other side.
• When the mushrooms are evenly browned, remove them from the pan to drain on a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

FRIED MORELS (FRIED WILD MUSHROOMS)

Steps:

• This is for the avid mushroom hunter!
• You must prepare the mushrooms first by washing them gently under cold water, slicing them lenghtwise into strips (the bigger the mushroom, the more slices you can get), then soak them overnight in salt water in the refrigerator.
• When you are ready to fry'em up: beat eggs in one bowl.
• crush crackers in another bowl.
• dip sliced mushrooms into egg.
• then dip into crackers.
• if you wish, you can"double dip" by putting them back into egg and roll in crackers agian.
• put them into the heated pan with butter already melted.
• fry mushrooms until"crust" is golden brown or slightly darker, mushrooms must be turned to evenly cook both sides.
• put on paper towl to drain and ENJOY!