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How to Use Dried Mushrooms
Dried mushrooms are a handy and flavorful ingredient to have in your pantry. With a little planning, you can get the best mushroom flavor in your dishes.
Dried mushrooms can literally transform a couple of regular ingredients into brilliance. For instance, if you have dried mushrooms and rice, you can make a delicious mushroom risotto. And there’s nothing like a pasta sauce made from dried mushrooms. They’re super versatile and are wonderful in all kinds of sauces, soups, and stews.
Not only are the mushrooms themselves flavorful, but you need to soak the mushrooms before using them and the soaking liquid is truly an unbelievable thing. It has all this earthy umami flavor. It is so good that I have never once thrown it away. I’d drink it straight up before doing that!
While dried mushrooms are very versatile, there are a few steps to getting them ready to use. The steps for soaking and draining dried mushrooms are below, click here. First, I’m answering a few questions that I have been asked about this wonderful ingredient before.
