Dried Morel Mushrooms

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• morel, freshly picked
• 1 gallon water, cold
• 1 cup salt

Recipe

• 1 soak morels for up to 4 hours in salt water. the mushrooms are hollow, and the salt water will kill any little bugs that might be living in them.
• 2 drain and rinse with fresh water.
• 3 slice at least one side of the mushrooms.
• 4 lie mushrooms on a towel.
• 5 direct the air flow of a small fan onto the mushrooms and let dry up to 24 hours.
• 6 the mushrooms will reduce in size drastically. when they are dry, bag them in a ziplock bag and throw them in the freezer to use later.
• 7 reconstituting mushrooms:.
• 8 soak mushrooms in broth, wine, or water for up to 5 minutes. they will spring back to the size they were when they were picked.