Chicken of the Forest

Never seen anyone chop a mushroom off a tree and fry it up tempura style in the woods, but Almazan's Kitchen delivers as always.
And the homemade sausage is making another appearance.

So many crunches.



Bonus video featuring more wild mushrooms and Mr Ramsay the owl

a reply to: Lysergic

I have seen. YUMMMM.

Edit: Wow..I'm a know it all idiot and didn't watch the vid first....I presumed too much based off a thread title. That is also a delicious mushroom..although not in my aforementioned top five. That man is finding beautiful specimens though.


--We call them 'hen of the woods' where I come from. Same thing. There's a local dude who is always foraging who will occasional bring me one when he finds a good patch.

I usually roast them with garlic and shallot and finish with bacon lardons and chopped parsley with a little sherry vinegar and sea salt.

When I'm not being all pretentious I beer batter(Budweiser) them and eat 'em with a dipping sauce. A garlic aioli or 'ranch'.

They really are good. And they're everywhere. Golden Chanterelles are still my favorite but these are definitely in my top five!

I really recommend folks get an edible mushroom reference(better yet a mentor) and see what might be available to them locally. It can be scary at first but once you can find your own food..man..Meaty local mushroom are a gift. And I say thank you every time.

It looks good! Tempura chicken always tastes incredibel with this sauce!
Plum Sauce:
1 cup plum preserves
4 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced shallots
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Pinch 5-spice powder