J. M. Miller Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Found two loaded logs the past two days... Almost harvest time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhuntington Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Found a nice batch yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 I'm heading out at 5:30 to see how mine are progressing. I want chicken breast thickness. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 This evening's Chicken of the Woods. I harvested only the largest ones & left the rest until tomorrow. Weighed this first cut...5# 3oz. This was only an 1/8 of what's left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhuntington Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Lovely. What's the best way to preserve excess harvest? In the past, I've simply cleaned and frozen them; and although that works okay, they come out a little chewy. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 I cut them in strips, sautee in real butter, cool, & freeze them. Don't thaw when you want to use them...just toss into a buttered skillet and finish cooking. This +5# batch went to a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Two evenings ago, my wife pulled some out of the freezer, part of the 2016 harvest. We needed to either eat it or throw it out. After trimming for freezer burn, she dipped the resulting strips in milk and rice flour and pan-fried it. Prepared this way, we both agreed that the two-year-old stuff was all but indistinguishable from fresh Laetiporus "fingers" that I'd collected just a few days previously. Having rained two days ago, I'm hoping to find more today...with luck, my cauliflower mushrooms will be fruiting again, too. Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 I sauteed 14.5# last night to feeze. Harvested the rest a tad early as storms were forecasted and since these were on an uprooted dirt covered stump, I didn't want them getting too covered in mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 This was the best sandwich EVER. Sautee shrooms with garlic, thyme, & pepper. Top with Colby cheese. Stack chicken of the Woods on your bun choice, add lettuce, tomato, thinly sliced onions, & spicy mayo. Total killer veggie sandwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Mmmmm. You're making me hungry! One of my mushroom reference books offers this little repartee' on Laetiporus: "Does it really taste like chicken?" "Real chicken doesn't taste this good." B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhuntington Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Never tried them that way but i will with the next batch i get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Chicken of the Woods with fire roasted red peppers & all the fixins soft tacos. Holy shisters...win.win. win from the Woods. I give this a solid 5 ?⭐?⭐?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Tweeked the Chicken of the Woods sandwich. Built just like a burger with cheese, bacon, lettuce, onion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 I totally capitulate to your culinary creations. Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Thank you, Bruce. Alfredo on Sunday with the remaining chicks. The rest are in freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. M. Miller Posted August 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Made the "chicken" Alfredo tonight with garlic bread ... excellent! 7 days of Chicken of the Woods all fixed differently. 14+# in the freezer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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