Mushrooms

[barry1010]

What am I doing wrong? Just lately my fried mushrooms are soggy and horrible, more boiled than fried.
I use vegetable oil and don't overcook them.

[Old_Geezer]

Perhaps the oil isn't hot enough before you add the fungi ?

[Zacs-Master]

Always do ours in butter and cook them until they're dark brown.

[jourdain2]

The oil must not be hot enough and you may have too much of it. You can always cook them for longer.

[Hazlinny]

Use butter or olive oil.

[jourdain2]

^^^Z-M has reminded me - I use a mix of oil and butter. Yum!

[Tilly2]

Have a look at this. It might be helpful.

[Buenchico]

Cooking mushrooms in anything other than butter is a sin!

However it's worth remembering that the constituents of some vegetable oils might have been changed (possibly resulting in them only being able to achieve a lower temperature without going up in smoke) because a great deal of the vegetable oil used in this country normally comes from Ukraine.

[barry1010]

Thanks all, I'll try butter next time

[barry1010]

I do get a lot of black liquid out of the mushrooms now, not appetising

[gingejbee]

^add a little oil to the butter - It'll prevent it from burning.

[DTCwordfan]

agree on the above - you need the heat!

Actually, I quite like them quickly seared off and then served, still retaining a little bite, maybe a little herb like lemon thyme added - and a turn of black pepper......

[Fitzer]

As per the others you need the heat up enough to cook off the liquid (you aren’t washing them I trust) and then they will fry nicely.

[chelle7272]

Agree with above butter is best. If uoure seeing a lot of black oil or other extract from mushrooms that does suggest they're a little psst their prime. Try to cook them before they get there and reheat as needed, they will keep 2 or 3 extra days cooked.

[douglas9401]

Could it be that they're an abomination?