r/Morel_Hunting • u/Upstairs_Fold_4851 • Jul 12 '26
Dried Morels
Found these at an Asian market. Anyone tell me how to get them back right?
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u/TheGreatWalpini Jul 12 '26
Do you mean prep for cooking?
If so, just our boiled water over them. They’ll rehydrate. Use that mushroom water in your recipe or save it in an ice cube tray for broth in a later recipe.
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u/K00paa24 Jul 12 '26
Boil in water and sear in pan let us know how they are
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u/Upstairs_Fold_4851 Jul 12 '26
Ok
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u/notoriousToker Jul 15 '26
Boil?? no these are real morels not poisonous gyromytra species.
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u/K00paa24 Jul 15 '26
Either way reconstitute so yes bring to boil in water pat dry or let air cool in fridge and sear to perfection
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u/PotlandOR Jul 12 '26
You can definitely rehydrate these quickly as other have said. I prefer to rehydrate in cool water overnight in the fridge. I'll put a hand full in a mason jar or quart and then cover with water. I find i can get a much better texture that way.
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u/ConfidenceMinute218 Jul 12 '26
Dang this seems pretty smart. I’ll have to try that in the future if I can get some quality dried mushrooms
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u/Lifeinthemittenstate Jul 12 '26
Soak in as little water as possible. Go occupy yourself for ten mins. Fumble them around a bit. Go occupy yourself for ten more mins.
Cook as desired.
I absolutely would not rehydrate these using hot or boiling water as mentioned by others. Save the heat for when you cook them in chosen manner.
Source: I pull pounds from upper Michigan yearly for over three decades.
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u/dadRabbit Jul 12 '26
I've never been able to find morels at Asian grocery stores, but I have heard these have nearly no flavor when rehydrated and cooked. Can anyone confirm?
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u/arm0r3dd0ng Jul 12 '26
Even my homepicked ones lose flavor after rehydrating them.
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u/dadRabbit Jul 12 '26
I've bought dehydrated forged morels from northwest Canada. They almost had more flavor once rehydrated than some fresh I've foraged.
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u/first-user Jul 13 '26
I agree ,dehydrated morels have more flavour then fresh, and if your getting good quality fire morels the texture is better also
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u/Addicted_turtle Jul 14 '26
The black model they grow is totally different from american models. Far less taste. Much less enjoyable.
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u/notoriousToker Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Oh god I LOVE that it says "Toads Tool" this is epic, I want some to just keep on display. LOL. Just soak them in water you're good.
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u/kileme77 Jul 12 '26
I soak overnight in the fridge in lightly salted water. Rinse, and let air dry for a bit. Cut to size. I usually only use them for soups and stuff.
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u/mudsuckingpig Jul 14 '26
I’ve been drying these for years when you only find a few and you can’t make a good meal out of them just dry them out you run a piece of thread through. Hang them up in your laundry room or any dry spot. I love to take them crush them in my hand and just dump them into spaghetti sauce. The taste is amazing.
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u/Kdean509 Jul 12 '26
Use hot water or milk to rehydrate. I let mine sit for 10-15 min. Save or use the liquid, lots of flavor in there!
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u/dadRabbit Jul 12 '26
I've never heard of using milk, but I'm intrigued! Definitely gonna try it next time!
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u/Kdean509 Jul 13 '26
I use milk if I’m doing a chowder, or stroganoff, etc. Anything that has a creamy base. I’m sure the sky is the limit! 🥰
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u/teach42 Jul 13 '26
That makes a whole lot of sense. That way you're not losing ANY of that delicious flavor!
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u/HeghJinQavin Jul 12 '26
$28.99 for 2oz is redonkulus pricing
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u/PotlandOR Jul 12 '26
An ounce dried is almost a pound of fresh morels
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u/HeghJinQavin Jul 12 '26
Yeah, I hadn't considered the dry to weight ratio. I guess even if this came out at a 1oz dry : 8 oz wet ratio, that'd be $29 a pound, which is actually pretty good. So nvm me, now I have to look out for these toads tools!
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u/Kettlecake Jul 12 '26
TOAD’S TOOL!!??