Oven Dried Mushrooms Recipes

CHEESY MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish with olive oil.
• Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, onions, and kosher salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms have released their liquid and the liquids have mostly evaporated, about 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic, black pepper, and thyme. Cook, stirring, for one more minute. Remove from heat.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle it with the shredded cheese.
• Bake the casserole until hot and bubbly, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

OVEN-DRIED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170 degrees. Arrange mushrooms in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake 1 hour. Flip, then continue baking until completely dry and crisp, about 1 hour more. Store in an airtight container up to three months.

WILD MUSHROOM RISOTTO

Steps:

• Place the dried morels in a bowl and pour 2 cups boiling water over them. Set aside for 30 minutes. Scoop the morels from the water with a slotted spoon, reserving the liquid. You should have 2 cups; if not, add water to make 2 cups. Drain the morels and rinse once more. If some of the mushrooms are large, cut into 2 or 3 pieces. Pour the mushroom liquid through a coffee filter or paper towel, discarding the gritty solids. Set the mushrooms and the liquid aside separately.
• Meanwhile, remove and discard the stems of the porcini and rub any dirt off the caps with a damp paper towel. Dont rinse them! Slice thickly and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat the chicken stock with the 2 cups of reserved mushroom liquid and bring to a simmer.
• In a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter and saute the pancetta and shallots over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Add the morels and porcini and saute for another 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat the grains with butter. Add the wine and cook for 2 minutes. Add 2 full ladles of the chicken stock mixture to the rice plus the saffron, salt, and pepper. Stir and simmer over low heat until the stock is absorbed, 5 to 10 minutes. Continue to add the stock mixture, 2 ladles at a time, stirring every few minutes. Each time, cook until the mixture seems a little dry before adding more of the stock mixture. Continue until the rice is cooked through, but still al dente, about 25 to 30 minutes total. When done, the risotto should be thick and creamy and not at all dry. Off the heat, stir in the Parmesan cheese. Serve hot in bowls with extra cheese.

OVEN ROASTED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly oil shallow baking pan large enough to hold mushrooms in single layer. Add mushrooms and toss with 2 to 3 tablespoons oil. Add garlic; season with salt; roast for 20 minutes stirring on occasion; mushrooms should be browned. Season with pepper.