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 morels
Morels in Cream
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