This past Sunday I went out for a mushroom hunt for this #mushroommonday by @balticbadger
From a distance I noticed this softball sized puffball mushroom. At this size they are just starting out, they usually grow to be the size of a basketball or even larger. At this smaller size they are much more firm inside and have a less foamy texture.
Surprisingly right next to the puffball this hen of the woods was growing out of a buried stump. Perfect score, two choice edibles right next to eachother, now its time for a good meal!
Here's a closeup of the hen of the woods. These taste just like chicken and have a similar texture as well. These are easy to find in stores but store bought hens have little to no taste compared to wild foraged ones.
Here's the cleaning process for the puffball and hen. I peel off the outside layer of the puffball as it is usually dirty and tough.
The hen of the woods requires multiple washing in salt water to be sure no bugs or bark is in it. After washing I let it dry on a kitchen towel for about an hour.
Now for a recipe. I halved two chicken breasts and layered in some puffball, basil leaves, proscuitto, and provolone slices.
Next I rolled and tied the chicken breasts and browned all sides of them in an iron skillet.
Now that all sides are browned, salted and peppered the whole pan can go into the oven at 450 degrees. 10 minutes or so should be fine to cook the insides. Use a thermometer to check the interior, it should be at 165 degrees when its done.
Now the rolled chicken is done. Time to cook the rest of the mushrooms while these cool off.
I cut up the rest of the puffball and hen of the woods then pan fried them in butter and spices. Later I added some chicken stock and reduced it to somewhat of a thicker gravy. This will go to the side or on top of the chicken rolls.
Here's the finished product. It tasted amazing.
Here's my fiance's plate she decided to take a whole chicken roll at once, lol.
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Looks so delicious! Great job! I have yet to see one of those giants here, there is still time!
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It took me a while to find them here as well. It seems they like hardwood forests as well with open dark soil. Places with lots of grass or growndcover seem to prevent them from growing.
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Damn, that looks good!
It turned out better than i expected, the bazil proscuitto cheese mix is excellent.
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Wow! Just wow! It looks great.
Highly recommend this recipe, normal mushrooms will work fine as well.
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That meal looks yummy.
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Turned out really good, the puffball and hen were in perfect condition for harvesting.
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Haha, at first glance I thought it was an egg of some bird. How delicious that mushroom recipe looks.
This one was about ostrich sized. At full size it would be the size of a dinosaur egg.
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That looks delicious! Mushrooms make everything better, one way or another. It looks like your mushroom season is going great! :D
Yeah the weather has been perfect for them so far. We've had rain and fog for the past few days. I finally found an unrotted hen of the woods, for the past few years I've found them past their prime.
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Beautiful
Thanks, nature has been good this year.
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Your fiance's is not going to be going anywhere fast with you cooking like that my mouth is still watering writing this comment...lol 😜
Haha yeah her metabolism is much higher than mine. I usually only get excited about cooking when there's wild mushrooms around.
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Imagine how delicious it was... :-))
All the ingredients were in their prime. The puffball was extra good i rarely find them in this firm stage. The big ones get too foamy as a texture and fall apart easily.
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Our raincoat mushroom (puffball) has the size of a ping-pong ball. Usually we don’t take them for food. Once I tried young balls. It was delicious, but it didn't really inspire me :-)