Ingredient encyclopedia · Mushrooms
A mushroom — mostly water until high heat drives it off, then pure umami. Crowd the pan and they steam; give them space and they brown.
Keep it fresh
Storage & shopping
Storage
Paper bag in the fridge, never plastic — they need to breathe. Dried varieties keep a year and their soaking liquid is free stock.
Put it to work
Recipes with cremini mushrooms
Chicken Marsala
Italian-American · Dinner
Chicken Cacciatore
Italian · Dinner
Sauce Chasseur
French · Sauce
Wild Mushroom Sauce
Modern · Sauce
Beef Bourguignon
French · Dinner
Blanquette de Veau
French · Dinner
Pearl Barley Pilaf
Modern · Side
Wild Mushroom Pappardelle
Italian · Dinner
…and 3 more in the cookbook.