Wanting to have something like the flavors we had in France, I decided to try to buy and cook some morels. I was going to try two different dishes, but things went a tad awry.
First, I bought some morels online from a place called Morel Masters. I got two pounds. I had only every purchased morels before in France from the farmers markets. I’d never washed them, but online all the advice was to soak them. I was so grossed out by the amount of bugs that came out that I put them in a second soaking of fresh water. I suspect that I lost flavor unnecessarily with that second soaking.
I used goose broth from x-mas and thyme and marjoram for the savory.
I meant to make morels last night with sweetbreads but I forgot to soak the mushrooms in time, so I am making the same chicken recipe tonight! Wish me luck!
Whoa, those worms will get your attention, won’t they? We used to buy them at the farmers market when we lived in Oregon. A local chef gave me some a few years ago and I’ve bought them at WF. NO WORMS. And no washing/soaking. All I do is cut them in half and saute’ in butter with s&p. They’re one of our absolute fave treats. Poor you
Luck - probably too late to matter. Hope it turned out beautifully! Believe it or not Ralphs had morels last week. $50/lb but who uses a pound of morels?
