Lots of Mushrooms. What to do with them?

over_flo

I now buy just 2 or 3 at a time .
I used to automatically pick up a tray of them but I have come to realise that the price per kilo is usually roughly the same.
No waste and I can choose the nicest ones.

meritaten

in that case dandy candy, I would just keep tinned mushrooms in - if you rinse them well and squeeze most of the water out of them they taste just fine in casseroles and sauces! or as over flo says - just pick out a couple of fresh ones and NOT a punnet! and they do keep better in a paper bag - plastic makes them go slimy quicker!

Penelope_Penguin

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to give you lots of ideas to use them

unhappy_shopper

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

This thread looks like an ideal home for this one ...

MUSHROOM CURRY

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

250g of closed cup mushrooms
2 cloves of garlic
2cm (1 inch) piece of fresh ginger
1 onion
4 tablespoons of sunflower oil
1 teaspoon of chilli powder
½ a tablespoon of garam masala
1 teaspoon of ground turmeric
125ml of water
142ml pot of yoghurt

METHOD

Wipe the mushrooms clean. Cut the ends off the stalks and chop them into halves or quarters depending on their size. Peel the garlic and chop it into tiny pieces. Peel the ginger and chop it into tiny pieces. Peel the onion and chop it into tiny pieces.

Put the oil into a saucepan on a medium heat. Put the onions, garlic and ginger into the pan and fry for 3 minutes until it is golden. Stir frequently to stop it sticking.

Add the chilli, garam masala and turmeric and stir. Add the mushrooms and water, and stir. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat until it is just boiling (simmering). Put the lid on and cook for 10 minutes. Check the water level from time to time and top up if it starts to dry out.

Add the yoghurt and mix thoroughly. Continue to cook for 10 minutes, stirring as the mixture boils, until the sauce has reduced.

Yesterday, we got 2x650g packs of closed cup mushrooms reduced to 20p each, made Mushroom curry with the above recipe and it was delicious with rice. I have frozen the rest of the curry in 4 containers to be used in the near future. Thanks for the recipe.

p00

I buy mushrooms when they are offer, slice them into a big bag and freeze them. Loads more for less than a bought bag of frozen or tinned mushrooms.

xp00

MaggieBaking

Just been to Tescos and they had a few different types of mushrooms reduced. I don't like them but my husband does so I bought

Shiitake
Oyster
Chesnut

Could I make these into a soup perhaps? What's the best thing to do with them?

hotcookie101

stir fry? or mushroom fricasee or stroganoff. yum...

Pink.

Hi Maggie,

Wow! Lucky you. They would work well in soup but I think I'd use a mix like that as a base for a mushroom risotto or just make devilled mushrooms and enjoy them on toast or with rice. I'm drooling now.

These threads may give you more ideas:

Lots of Mushrooms. What to do with them?

Mushroom Soup

Freezing mushrooms

How do you dry mushrooms?

Shiitake Mushrooms

Recipe - Risotto

I'll add your thread to the first link later to keep the ideas together.

Pink

MaggieBaking

Hi Pink Winged, decided to make mushroom pate before I saw your message. I like to follow an exact recipe so I was pretty chuffed to find this one which listed my mushrooms exactly!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mushroompate_91002

Cost me £2 altogether AND I bought some red asparagus which I've never seen before reduced to 60p too!!

seabright

I have never heard of red asparagus - have you tried it yet? What's it like?