[emarler]

A cast iron skillet's a given, but do you prefer to fry up your morels in butter or oil? And flour/no flour? Seasonings? Just curious as to the different culinary traditions of the various parts of the country.

 

[jg010682]

Depends on if you bread them or not. If just frying mushrooms definitely butter if your breading them you could go with either one. Last year i tried breading them with cajun shore lunch and fried them in my deep fryer and they were excellent.

 

[Regionnaire]

I agree with jg...by themselves or with flour only, I use butter. If it's a breading, definitely oil. That said, I prefer lard or shortening to vegetable oil when eating breaded mushrooms. I don't know why, but it seems to better bring out the flavor.

 

[r0ck3m333]

I always make sure to pick some wild garlic and onions as well to add flavor

 

[Mushroom Geologist]

100% butter if you are not breading them. Oil for sure you are breading them.

 

[Kbshroom]

I prefer to lightly flour them and fry in Crisco

 

[25lieb]

I prefer just plain ol shrooms in butter. I've tried breaded and seasoned but always go back to the original.

 

[Craig Watkins]

A cast iron skillet's a given, but do you prefer to fry up your morels in butter or oil? And flour/no flour? Seasonings? Just curious as to the different culinary traditions of the various parts of the country.

Cast Iron skillet is a must, agree with you. I like frying them in Crisco shortening, you get the great flavor of the morel, and the texture is better and not oily/ greasy

 

[emarler]

Cast Iron skillet is a must, agree with you. I like frying them in Crisco shortening, you get the great flavor of the morel, and the texture is better and not oily/ greasy

I will have to try Crisco, thanks for sharing!

 

[glassman]

Try regular saltine crackers, crushed to a powder, fried in butter!!!!!!

 

[emarler]

I will, thanks for the suggestion!

 

[WickedSappy]

I do them in cast iron with butter and sometimes add garlic and/or onions. Much prefer that over flour/oil. But I'm gonna have to try out the Crisco idea as well as the crushed saltines & butter. I'm drooling.

 

[Morchella Maximus]

Half oil/ half butter and some salt. Barely simmer 10 min and a little crispy on the edges.

 

[Kbart]

If you like Morels, no more than butter is needed.