Basic Sautéed Mushrooms

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      Easy

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Cooking One on One

By John Ash

Published 2004

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Certainly the simplest, yet to my taste, the most delicious way to prepare mushrooms whether cultivated or wild is to sauté them quickly in a little butter and neutral vegetable oil. The goal here is to use high enough heat and cook a small enough quantity to allow their moisture to evaporate quickly, so the mushrooms will brown. Too often I see home cooks sauté too many mushrooms over too low a heat, and the mushrooms just sit there and steam and “burble,” never developing their potential

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