Mushroom
Used in 2 recipes on RecipeWiki.
Fresh mushrooms on this page means ordinary cultivated mushrooms, such as chestnut or white button, rather than dried ones. Raw, they are mild and spongy; cooked well, they shrink, turn meaty and develop a deep, savoury flavour. Mushroom Risotto relies on that browned depth, and Silky Miso Mushroom Ramen layers it with miso. The key is a hot pan with plenty of space: crowd them and they release water and stew to a grey, rubbery finish, so cook them in batches and salt them once they have coloured. Store them in a paper bag in the fridge, never sealed plastic, and wipe or briefly rinse them just before cooking.
Recipes with mushroom
Mushroom Risotto
Carnaroli rice cooked in stock a ladle at a time and beaten with butter at the end, so it spreads on the plate rather than sitting in a heap.
Cheese
Italian
Main courses
Silky Miso Mushroom Ramen
A shiitake and kombu broth that starts with a half-hour soak, finished with white miso and topped with seven-minute eggs.
Japanese
Soups
Vegetarian