Fried Morel Mushrooms
Description
It's morel mushroom hunting season! The best way to prepare morels after cleaning them is coating the mushrooms in flour and then frying them in vegetable shortening. That's it! Yum!
Ingredients
1 lb. fresh morel mushrooms
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. vegetable shortening
salt, to taste
Directions
Gently brush off any dirt from mushrooms; cut off ends; cut mushrooms in halves lengthwise.
Place mushrooms in a large bowl; cover with cold, lightly salted water; refrigerate mushrooms for about 5 minutes to loosen any dirt; pour off salted water; rinse; repeat two more times. The crevices of the mushrooms may hold tiny stones, dirt or insects, so thoroughly rinse mushrooms a final time; allow to drain on paper towels.
Place flour in a shallow bowl.
Heat vegetable shortening in a large skillet until very hot.
Roll mushrooms in flour; tap off excess; gently lay mushrooms in the hot shortening. Fry until golden brown and flour coating is crisp, 5 - 8 minutes, turning often. Drain morels on paper towels. Salt to taste.
Serve hot.
4 servings.