INGREDIENTS: 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 1 small shallot, halved and finely chopped 2 sticks celery, finely chopped 1 large carrot, finely chopped 300g (10oz) tiny white button mushrooms, halved 225g (8oz)
hen of the woods mushrooms, sliced 225g (8oz) fresh chanterelle mushrooms, sliced 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp sea salt, plus more to taste 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste 1 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried dill 2 tbsp plain flour 720-960ml (1 pint 4fl oz-13/4 pints) mushroom stock 240ml (8fl oz) dry red wine 1 large Desiree potato, peeled and diced 4 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar METHOD: 1.
We also sell to restaurants throughout the Piedmont." Spain wants to begin experimenting with three other strains: Maitake or
Hen of the Woods, Lion's Mane and Pearl Oyster.
The mushrooms were sorted on tables by type, ranging from the minuscule to the
Hen of the Woods, which takes two hands to carry.
The Kinoko Company distributes the four varieties of fresh, cultivated wild mushrooms it currently imports and that will soon be grown at the new 250,000 square-foot facility: maitake ("
hen of the woods"); king trumpet; brown beech; and white beech.
In addition to Portabella and Shiitake, Phillips Gourmet also cultivates Criminis, Oysters, Maitake (
Hen of the Woods), Enoki, Beech, Pom Poms and Trumpets.
Draper said two edible maitake or
hen of the woods mushrooms were found in the woods near Earthlands that, combined, weighed about 12 pounds.
I have been hunting wild mushrooms for many years, and the mushrooms in the picture are the
Hen of the Woods, which appear under oak trees that are dying--usually aged trees.
Several, like Grifola frondosa, the "
hen of the woods," have long been considered choice delicacies.
