How to Dry Mushrooms: No Special Equipment Needed! - The Woks of Life

Learn how to dry mushrooms (shiitakes) at home with NO special equipment––no dehydrator necessary! Here's how to build your own stash of flavor and umami.

Easy Roasted Mushrooms

This recipe for mushrooms roasted in the oven results in a dish that's meaty, deeply flavored, and intensely savory.

Pickled Mushrooms From 'Bar Tartine'

Co-chefs Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns have made fermented and pickled foods a defining part of their menu at Bar Tartine, and these Pickled Mushrooms from their newly released cookbook, Bar Tartine: Techniques and Recipes, deliver on their promise of addictiveness.

Roasted Mushrooms With Rosemary and Garlic

Meaty cremini mushrooms are tossed in a simple dressing of red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, olive oil, minced garlic, and chopped rosemary, then placed into a hot oven until tender. As they roast, the spongy mushrooms not only absorb the sharp and herbaceous flavors of the dressing, but their own meaty mushroom flavor intensifies as well.

Sautéed Mushrooms

For savory, meaty-textured, deeply browned sautéed mushrooms, start with steam.

Pickled Oyster Mushrooms

These are best eaten when drizzled with a bit of good olive oil prior to serving....

Crispy Fried Morel Mushrooms

We love spring morels all sorts of ways, whether sautéed or doused in cream. Here, we take another tack, coating them in a thin fritto misto–style batter, then frying them until it's sheer and crisp.

Awesome Mushroom Pâté

The perfect ritzy New Year's nibble: roasted wild mushroom pâté with thyme, garlic, and truffle oil. Smeared onto waiting baguette rounds, it goes great with Champagne.

Quick and Easy Creamy Mushroom Soup

Got some old mushrooms? They're perfectly fine for creamy mushroom soup. This recipe will work with pretty much any variety of mushroom, so go with whatever you like best.

Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms

Simple perfection: Roasted Mushrooms with garlic butter, finished with a fresh squeeze of lemon and thyme leaves. Fabulous starter or meat free meal!