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Post by thereth on Dec 18, 2015 22:54:00 GMT 10
Hey Guys,
just used some dehydrated, vacuum sealed mushrooms that have been in my larder for 18 months now.
I used them in a nice creamy mushroom sauce to go with some steak and cous cous. They rehydrated in a bowl of water nicely, probably to about 60-70% of normal size and 'plumpness". Cooked up in the fry pan nicely, however they did have a VERY strong earthy smell and taste, I think that it would be to strong if they werent in a sauce. Next batch of mushrooms I dehydrate I will be rinsing them extensively before dehydrating to help ease the smell.
All in all I am very happy with the results and am very happy that the mushrooms are edible after 18 months.
Cheers Reth!!
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Post by thereth on Dec 19, 2015 13:34:39 GMT 10
**update** - 18 hours later and noone has keeled over and died, so thats a bonus!!
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Post by Matilda on Dec 20, 2015 5:19:18 GMT 10
I love that smell when you pop the lid on mushrooms and also corn. Thanks for letting us know.
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Post by myrrph on Dec 22, 2015 17:22:59 GMT 10
chinese use dehydrated mushrooms all the time. u have to soak it for a few hours and throw the water away. Then use them to cook stock.
Yummalicious.
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Post by Peter on Dec 22, 2015 17:52:25 GMT 10
chinese use dehydrated mushrooms all the time. u have to soak it for a few hours and throw the water away. Then use them to cook stock. Yummalicious. I use the mushroom soaking water as a stock in some dishes. I also throw dried "forest" (ie European, not Asian) mushrooms in without soaking if I'm making a stock or broth. It works especially well with game (particularly venison).
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