How to cook mushrooms properly

First, thank you very much for watching this video and supporting my channel! Here are some answers to your frequently asked questions about this video:

Q: Can I just drain the water to make it cook faster?
A: Yes, you can. But why are you in such a hurry? If you concentrate the mushroom juices in the pan, you are left with more flavor in the end.


Q: Did you clean the mushrooms?
A: Yes, they were wiped with a damp paper towel before filming. I don't recommend that you wash them or soak them in water, as they will absorb water and will take longer to cook.


Q: Why did you add olive oil at the beginning?
A: Oil conducts heat, which heats up the mushrooms faster, and gets them to let go of their water faster.


Q: Why didn't you use butter?
A: Because butter has milk solids that can burn. So you would only add butter at the very end.


Q: Will adding salt at the beginning help the water come out faster?
A: Not really. What will get the water out of the mushrooms quickly is heat, not salt.


Q: Should I peel the mushrooms first?
A: These are baby Portobello mushrooms, you do not need to peel them.


Q: Is it OK to eat the stem?
A: Yes. You would only remove the stem if it's too tough or has too much tough fiber, which these did not.

Q: What kind of pan is that?
A: It's a non-stick Korean wok that I bought at a local Asian grocery store.

I never wash mushrooms, just wipe them.

Nice recipe thanks will try today

Can you stop that horrid sizzling sound

Forgive me if this is a silly question to y'all... But, why can't one just pour the water out/use a strainer, to get the water out instead of 'evaporating' it? Wouldn't that be much faster?

I like to remove the water by tilting the pan and using a papertowel or two to instantly remove the water to help stage 2.

Tried making them in the end they got burned beyond recognition

Thank you!! I got delicious results following your instructions!! I made an amazing mushroom omelet. I’ll be cooking mushrooms a lot more often now!!

Have to try just cutting in half.. normally we sli ce them but they have no body when cooked
.. they certainly present better when cut in half

Great video

Surely Sautéed?

I love mushrooms and at last I know the correct way to cook them…thank you !! I am in England !!

high heat and olive oil is really not good!

Thank You Sir. NEVER Knew This Method Before. I Could Say ...... I've Never. Fried Mushrooms Before Then..😮😅😊🎉❤❤❤🎉

I tried this for the first time! I used baby 'bella mushrooms, and avocado oil. Maybe I'll try olive oil next time. The reason I didn't: olive oil, so I thought, is a low-temperature oil. No matter. I tried to match your stages; stage three LOOKED incomplete, but it was actually satisfactory, in fact, perhaps OVERcooked a bit(!) I added salt & pepper, took the pan off the heat, then added garlic (you don't want to overcook garlic, as the allicin potential is lost) and red wine. The pan was still hot, off the stove, with sizzle. I'll try different mushrooms with olive oil next time! 👍

Your all wrong
The best way to do mushrooms
Is to pull the stems out,
Place the caps upside down on a hot plate or the stove, along with the stems beside them,
Heat until you see fluid building up in the caps, remove the caps containing the fluid
Use a little salt sprinkled over the caps when on the stove and enjoy
This is getting the full taste and benefit of mushrooms

Looks so yummy ❤

But... they look burnt

Alternatively, don’t clean your mushrooms in water. Use a small brush to get rid of any dirt. Or peel them.

I tried this an it turned out amazing. Thank you

"Fry" or sauté? There is a difference. You can just pour off the water, instead of boiling the mushrooms to death. Then, sauté them in butter with garlic, salt and pepper.

No butter!😢😢😢😢

A dash of soy sauce at the end is fantastic

3.2 million views how to cook mushrooms 🍄 😅😅😅😅😅 sweet lord

You can't see steam. If you see it, it's water vapour. Source: my physics teacher of 60 years ago. Yes, I'm a pedant.

DO YOU NEED TO WASH THE MUSHROOMS? IT IS RAISED ABOVE THE GROUND.

Once again, I wasn’t doing it right! Thank you! 👍👏🤩🇨🇦

Sorry, I suck at cooking. But to me, all 3 stages are the same? Just leave the mushroom in the pan for a long time and stir them around once in a while?

Did you wash them?

My go to vegetable in everything!! Love them!

Yum ❤

Don't wash brush!

Great video. Thank you.

I like the clear way you talked through the stages, thank you very much.

Great video, I’ve actually cooked mushrooms in a very similar way for many years and all my house guests love them. I naturally add butter in the end to finish. However I also season early and note your comment about black pepper burns, next time I will add late in the cooking. Thanks for the advice

I sent this video to my hubz hoping he'll take your word for it since he won't try it otherwise.

❤ nice one bro

First time cooking mushrooms. Thank you so much

Really nice result tho! I wud have opt for olive oil and then more of butter

it takes me 40 plus minutes to caramelize mushrooms they way i like them. they are BLACK when im done! great vid, Cheers

I can't wait to buy some mushrooms.

No cellulose

their cell walls are primarily composed of chitin, a different polysaccharide that is also found in the exoskeletons of insects

I'm not a fan of mushrooms but recently I fried fresh mushroom's and they were good. Would you suggest growing mushroom's over freezing them for using in stir fry ?

You don't know how much I needed to see this video! Thank you!!

What brand pan did you use to cook mushrooms?

I think i shall publish my 6 stage recipe for a cup of tea...

are u for real?! - a 3 stage recipe for cooking mushrooms the proper way??

How else do u think people fry them??

I knew I was missing a step- when would you add garlic,shallots etc?