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

Steps

1. Gently brush off any dirt from mushrooms; cut off ends; cut mushrooms in halves lengthwise.
2. 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.
3. Place flour in a shallow bowl.