Chanterelle mushrooms are delicious! These bright orange fungi pop up on the forest floor after a moist period (like now) throughout the Ozarks. Here at Barren Creek Farm, I stumbled upon some in my back yard and within a short walk in our private forest.
I collected about 10 oz of fresh smooth chanterelle mushrooms between two locations. I took care to leave over half of the mushrooms unpicked to encourage future generations.
The extra mushrooms I didn't need to cook for dinner were cleaned and stored in a paper bag. I then shared them with Bubba (Eric) as I knew he would appreciate the fruits of the forest. For long term storage I could dehydrate them and toss them in a soup or stew as desired.
I sliced them, sauteed them and made a nice wild mushroom cream sauce to top homemade raviolis. Oh my yum!
Chanterelle mushrooms are a golden yummy gift from the forest!
(never, ever eat any mushroom you have not 100% identified)
It is illegal to sell wild foraged mushrooms at farmer's markets or direct to restaurants in my state (Arkansas). You may forage from public forest so long as you do so "off trail" and only for your own personal consumption. Be cool, follow the rules.
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