Can you find these in any grocery store? And what do you cook these with?
I buy these at Costco. They're labeled Gourmet mixed mushrooms. They come in about a gallon plastic jar and weigh 8 oz. Among my uses.
Rehydrated use as any other mushroom. Takes about an hour in warm water .
I use them chopped finely chopped dried as a thickener in sauces. Good flavor, and absorb a lot of excess liquid.
From the ingredients above, a quick and easy creme sauce.
Heat cream to just under boil.
Add freshly grated Romano, stirring
Dash of Sherry (don't overdo this)
Fresh garlic (another of my staples)
Dash of mixed cinnamon and cloves (I prefer freshly ground) I grind it and keep it in a mortar and pestle.
Pepper to taste.
Butter, unsalted
Reconstituted mushrooms. Add near the end.
Pretty much a quick Alfredo. Works with most meats, pastas, shrimp. Alter to your taste and ingredient list.
Seafood cream chowder, stew, etc.
Add a quart or so of whole milk
Dill to taste.
To the above add onions, potatoes, celery, bell peppers, etc. Cook till potatoes are al dente.
Add cooked bacon (1 or two slices ) crumbled, shrimp, scallops, FIRM fish, lobster, 2 or 3 small cans chopped clams w/juice if desired. Any combination of seafood will work.
Seafood should be firm but not overcooked.
Serve hot
I don't measure ingredients, and so cannot give you exact measurements, but they don't matter much anyway. To taste works. Careful with salt in seafood dishes. I seldom add any.
I agree with Andy. Your style of cooking should dictate what you need in the kitchen. My list above presumes the normal staples, and reflect my style.
