A good, simple chowder made with wild mushrooms has been a reader request for a while here that I finally got around to posting. It comes together in just under an hour, and is a good way to use some fresh or dried wild mushrooms if you need a bowl of comfort food. A soup…
Chicken of the woods
Chicken of the woods, along with hen of the woods, are one of the largest and easiest mushrooms to identify you can find. If you're new to them, check out my basic guide to chicken of the woods. If you have some you want to cook, you must try my Chicken Fried Chicken of the Woods, and Chicken of the Woods with Lemon Cream.
Wild Mushroom Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Soup)
Oh this is a good one, and a recipe for chicken of the woods (or other wild mushrooms like hen of the woods) I’ve been meaning to get up for a while. Tom kha gai is a classic Thai soup typically using chicken, mushrooms, coconut milk, and a few aromatics. It’s a well known soup,…
Chicken of the Woods Wild Rice Casserole
It’s getting colder outside, and I’m starting to crave that cold weather food. Stews and braises have happened already happened, but one thing that’s been gnawing at me was a good, solid casserole. Coming from the Midwest, I have casserole in my blood, and there’s nothing like the classic chicken wild rice casserole laced with…
Sicilian Chicken of the Woods
Think eating chicken of the woods is strictly an American thing? The continents separated a long time ago, but we still share many of the same mushrooms, at least as far as culinary purposes are concerned (specific species are another story). Doing research with Jesse for The Wild Harvest show as we planned Episode 3…
Gnocchi with Chicken of the Woods Lemon Cream
In the world of wild mushrooms, chicken of the woods is pretty special. It’s striking, bright orange, and easy to ID, sure, but the flavor might the most unique thing about it. I’ve cut large, young chickens off a tree and had them gush orange juice down my arms as I cut–not the average experience…
Burdock Flower Stalk and Mushroom Vegetable Soup
Burdock flower stalks have an interesting, grassy flavor that has a tendency to meld into the background–it’s just not as flavor-forward as the roots. For me, the texture is really where this easily harvested part of the vegetable shines, as it’s tender and takes only a few minutes to cook, where burdock roots take digging,…
Roasted Chicken or Hen of the Woods Stock
One of the best parts about hunting mushrooms (and other things) is that, not only do you get to bear witness to the incredible volume of nature’s bounty, you get to take it home, too, and when the mushroom patch is bumpin, or when the blueberries are fruiting heavy, you’ll find yourself, at the end…
Chicken of the Woods Piccata
I went to one of my favorite places a few days ago: a wayside rest on the way up to Northern Minnesota. Well, the wayside rest isn’t my favorite, but there’s a tree I know of, that *is* my favorite. The tree in question is a red oak that typically bears chickens early in June,…
Chicken of The Woods Lemon Cream Sauce
Talk to a non-mushroom hunter about flavor pairings and you’ll probably get responses like “all mushrooms are the same, and they can be substituted interchangeably”. In my opinion that isn’t true, but most people give me very strange looks when I describe what I eat. There is truth in that sort of typical assumption that…
Chicken Smothered With Chicken Of The Woods
Summer mushroom season has started here in Minnesota, and the chicken of the woods / sulphur shelves have started to appear. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again though, you need to find them young, as in as young as possible. If you find some growing and leave them, hoping to come back…
Rainbow Trout With Pickled Chicken Of The Woods
I came up with the recipe one day when I had a nice rainbow trout on hand. I wanted to start burning through my mushroom pickles too, since I tend to hoard them until the next season and wind up having too much, every year. It’s an easy preparation, and one that I would make…
Chicken Fried Chicken Of The Woods
Congratulations, you’ve found what is probably the most popular recipe on this website. This is my original chicken fried chicken of the woods, back from before I even ran my own restaurant. It’s often plagiarized, but never replicated—accept no substitutions. 🙂 We just got a big delivery of chicken of the woods or sulfphur shelf…
Chicken Of The Woods, Spring Vegetables, Ramps, And Chive Blossoms
this year in Minnesota , the winter was so long that it postponed the growth of green things. When the mushrooms started to appear, they were late. When I was out hunting the other day, I discovered chicken mushrooms growing, which is a bit strange since we still have spring vegetables around. There is always…