Shiitake supper

We harvested the first two shiitake mushrooms, and what a taste treat! The only shiitake mushrooms I ate before were re-hydrated and rather chewy.  Fresh shiitake have a wonderful almost butter like taste with a touch of caramel sweetness.

I placed a toonie in the picture so you could relate to the size of the mushrooms.  Before slicing the mushrooms I removed and reserved the stems for stock.  After sauteing onions with a bit of garlic,  I lightly fried the sliced mushrooms.  Supper consisted of sliced chicken, re-fried potatoes, broccoli, fried shiitake and high bush cranberry jelly.

We will definitely add a mushroom log to our retirement garden. Here’s a bit of shiitake lore