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I have been wanting to make the Chicken and Morels recipe that's been posted here. Fresh morels are popping up pretty abundantly here right now and I was wondering about substituting them. Do you think I'll lose the intense flavor the dried might provide? When substituting fresh for dried herbs I usually use 3-4/1. Would that be a reasonable amount for this? Thanks, Deb

I have never used fresh so I can't help regarding the amount. I do use the liquid that is left, so you'd lose that if you used fresh. I did see a recipe where they used 4 oz. fresh instead of the 1 oz. dried. I need to make this again soon.

I wondered about the all the flavor in the liquid too. Maybe I'll try half and half. Thanks, Alina.

I think a combo of fresh and dried is a good idea. But if you have that many morels, you may also want to invest in a dehydrator. I live in porcini land, and (in a good year), dry a significant amount of them. Some mushrooms just don't dry and rehydrate well, e.g., chanterelles, so I just make a pig of myself on them when they're in season.

But morels and porcinis...fabulous.

Amy

Thanks, Amy though I don't think we'll have more than we can eat fresh. We cooked up a lunch yesterday with them and some freshly caught walleye. Yum! This late, wet spring in MN must have been just what the morels were lookin for. Deb

Alina,

In your opinion would the chicken and morels recipe work well with mixed mushrooms? It looks to me like it would, but I don't get much in the way of morels down here. My husband was recently in MI and brought back a jar of mixed dried mushrooms and I thought this dish might be the right way to showcase them.

Thanks,

--Lisa

I've used the mixed dried mushrooms fromCostco with great success in this recipe!

Thanks, Wino!

I also used the dry mushroom mix from Costco, as I had that on hand. I used about an ounce of dried and several ounces of fresh morels, which I cooked down before adding. It was divine. I served it with the grilled romaine hearts with buttermilk/dill dressing from Serious Eats. It was also delicious. We usually go out on Friday nights but really, it doesn't get much better than this!