I might have started cooking mushrooms only recently but have knowledge on how to clean and prepare them before cooking. There is a farm nearby to my SIL’s home where along with farming they produce mushrooms too. Our place being in close proximity to Pondicherry they supply the fresh produce to many Resorts and Restaurants there. So my SIL is luckily enough to get farm fresh mushrooms round the year. She learned this cleaning tip from them and I from her. So here is a step wise cleaning procedure on cleaning the mushrooms. I do know there are many ways but I find this a simple and easy one to follow.
How to Clean Mushrooms / Button Mushrooms
You’ll need:
Mushrooms – 1 pkt
All purpose flour – 2 to 3 tbsp
Method:
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Place the mushrooms in a bowl. Sprinkle the flour all over the mushrooms. Close with a lid and toss well so that all the mushrooms are coated well with flour.
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Place the mushroom upside down on a plate like shown above. Start peeling the upper thin layer from the bottom side of the mushroom to the center.
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Go ahead peeling all around the mushroom till it is fully peeled and cleaned.
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After peeling rinse the mushrooms with plenty of water. Pat dry and use as required. Do you see how pearl white and clean they look.
My FB friends were kind enough to clarify that the mushrooms should be stored in the fridge after buying them from shop and should be used within 3-4 days of purchase even when stored in Fridge. Follow this above procedure before cooking.
very interesting!.i used to simply wash them…now i’ll follow this..thank you.
thanks 4 sharing dear….it is really an informative post by step by step details….
wow..very informative n useful tips..thanks!
Nice plump looking mushrooms..thanks for the tips!
Thanks dear for the info, I usually wash them, I definitely do the flour way next time..
Very useful post….Thanks for sharing…..
Nice post,thanks for sharing
hi radhika….this is a nice method…thanx for sharing….will try this soon
Useful post,even do the same way too.
great info with excellent cliks ..
unfortunately , my family & myself isn t friendly with mushroom taste..;(
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This is so kind of your SIL and you sweetie that you guys have conveyed the procedure so well. This is truly going to be helpful. 🙂
I am just wondering how I missed seeing this post! Anyway, very informative and I am going to start this method now onward.
A work mate linked me to your site. Thnx for the resources.
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its wonderful, sunil
good but if any one can tell me something about the poisonous mushrooms. I’ve heard that all mushrooms are not eatable. As in India we eat botton mushroom, hot to distinguish them from other mushroom or mushroom of best quality and where to buy as I’ve heard that mushroom should only be gotten from a known vendor. ???? :-C
Very interesting.. i used to simply wash the mushrooms to get rid of the dirt. now i ll follow this method.. thanks for sharing..
Parvathy
http://parusamayal.blogspot.com/
Hello, actually the particles on button mushrooms are just case soil which can be washed very easily and that is not dirt. One more thing I would like to mention here, you don’t need to use flour but it is possible to peel of the skin of buttons with dry hands. Really useful information. Thanks for the post.
Harsha