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Frozen Mushrooms

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I found some individually quick frozen (IQF) wild mushrooms at my grocery store today - chanterelles, morels, and porcini. Anyone have any experience using these? The package says you can just cook them straight from frozen. Seems like they'd be fine for something like a soup or a sauce, or even what I have in mind - a mushroom stuffing for quail. Anyone have any experience using a product like this? In addition to the above preparation, any chance that they'll sear up nicely for a garnish?

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I found some individually quick frozen (IQF) wild mushrooms at my grocery store today - chanterelles, morels, and porcini.  Anyone have any experience using these?  The package says you can just cook them straight from frozen.  Seems like they'd be fine for something like a soup or a sauce, or even what I have in mind - a mushroom stuffing for quail.  Anyone have any experience using a product like this?  In addition to the above preparation, any chance that they'll sear up nicely for a garnish?

I thought they were pretty good to have as a staple in the freezer - nice quick addition of flavor to soups and stews. And I think they'd make a nice duxelle. For garnish, however, I think you'd be hard pressed to find nice enough looking ones. HTH, Tammy.

John DePaula
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thanks John. I should note that they are whole mushrooms (each variety is packaged separately, not a blend), and from what I could see some of them looked pretty shapely. Since I seem to be unable to find any fresh wild mushrooms more exotic than shiitakes around here, I guess I'll give them a try and see how they turn out!

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thanks John.  I should note that they are whole mushrooms (each variety is packaged separately, not a blend), and from what I could see some of them looked pretty shapely.  Since I seem to be unable to find any fresh wild mushrooms more exotic than shiitakes around here, I guess I'll give them a try and see how they turn out!

Ah... the ones I tried were a mix of different types. Tasty but not that shapely. Good luck, Tammy.

John DePaula
formerly of DePaula Confections
Hand-crafted artisanal chocolates & gourmet confections - …Because Pleasure Matters…
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When asked “What are the secrets of good cooking? Escoffier replied, “There are three: butter, butter and butter.”

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