Freezing mushrooms

[Rach*]

If I put sliced mushrooms in the freezer will they keep and not go mushy when I want to use them again?

Thanks

[Greenie]

No!

[Rach*]

Damn, Tesco didn't have any already frozen mushrooms. Should have gone for onion rings instead

[Mobile Chicane]

Fry the mushrooms in butter, then freeze them. When thawed you won't be able to tell the difference between these and freshly cooked.

[GTIR]

Mobile Chicane said:

Fry the mushrooms in butter, then freeze them. When thawed you won't be able to tell the difference between these and freshly cooked.

Your a culinary master.

When you coming to cook for me?

P.S Dont bring any lavender!

[Chuffer]

GTIR said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Fry the mushrooms in butter, then freeze them. When thawed you won't be able to tell the difference between these and freshly cooked.

Your a culinary master.

When you coming to cook for me?

P.S Dont bring any lavender!

I agree, thats a superb tip. I'm always chucking mushies out. Any other tips you fancy sharing?

[Rach*]

Thanks


How about Basil? Can I freeze it? In some water then in the freezer I think I read in Bella once....

It's a pain cooking for 1 sometimes

[AndrewW-G]

Rach* said:

Thanks


How about Basil? Can I freeze it? In some water then in the freezer I think I read in Bella once....

It's a pain cooking for 1 sometimes

Why not just get a potted Basil plant and simply tear off a few leaves when you want some

[Rach*]

Thats far too sensible! But yes i will once i move in a couple of weeks :-)

[Mobile Chicane]

Chuffer said:

GTIR said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Fry the mushrooms in butter, then freeze them. When thawed you won't be able to tell the difference between these and freshly cooked.

Your a culinary master.

When you coming to cook for me?

P.S Dont bring any lavender!

I agree, thats a superb tip. I'm always chucking mushies out. Any other tips you fancy sharing?

If you've only got a few mushrooms over and can't be arsed cooking them, slice them thinly and stick them on kitchen towels either in the sun or on a radiator until they're completely dry, then store them in an air-tight jar.

I dry mushrooms if I collect more wild fungi than I can immediately use, however drying works just as well with cultivated - especially the darker varieties like chestnut mushrooms or shiitake.

Use the dried 'shrooms as 'taste adders' crumbled into soups, stews and risotto.

[Scraggles]

tend to wash and freeze them, works fine in a noodle soup

when cooking them, mix in some balsamic vinegar, dash of wine and or port, some crushed peppers and a tsp of honey