Cooking Basics: How To Get A Beautiful Brown Crust On Mushrooms

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If you want a lovely brown crust on your mushrooms, use high heat (preheated pan of course) and a reasonable amount of oil (or a combination of oil and butter), place your mushrooms in a thin, even layer over the entire cooking surface (it's ok if you have a tiny little bit of stacking - they don't have to be perfectly arranged), and let them sit long enough on one side to form that crust before you redistribute them, then repeat.

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Ingredients

  1. Mushrooms
  2. Oil and/or butter
  3. Optional salt

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    If you want a lovely brown crust on your mushrooms, use high heat (preheated pan of course) and a reasonable amount of oil (or a combination of oil and butter), place your mushrooms in a thin, even layer over the entire cooking surface (it's ok if you have a tiny little bit of stacking - they don't have to be perfectly arranged), and let them sit long enough on one side to form that crust before you redistribute them, then repeat.

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    That way, the water that is released as they cook is immediately evaporated by the high surface heat, which is much more conducive to the sear you want.

  3. 3

    Salting at the very end also prevents an excessive release of moisture during the cooking process.

  4. 4

    Enjoy your beautifully browned mushrooms! :)

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