Introduction to Mushroom Fritters

Series Summary

There are literally hundreds of species of mushrooms in the world just waiting to be grown, picked and cooked into a delicious meal. In fact, mushrooms are used in many cuisines throughout the world, including Chinese, European and Japanese, and add flavor, texture, and some vitamins and minerals. While most commercial mushrooms are grown in sterilized environments, wild mushrooms can still be found in many forests and are perfectly edible. It is important to be experienced with mushroom identification if you intend to go mushroom hunting though, because many poisonous mushrooms look similar to edible species.

In this free video series, our expert chef will teach you how to make mushrooms fritters. This delicious recipes combines two of the best cooking techniques for mushrooms: battering and frying. There is nothing more tasty than this American recipe, especially when cooked as an appetizer or party treat. You will get step by step instructions for making mushroom fritter batter, frying the mushroom fritters and making your own dipping sauce. If you are looking for a sinfully delicious treat, let our expert show you how to make fried mushroom fritters.

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Richard Buccola in New York City and today on behalf of Expert Village, today I'm going to show you how to make mushroom fritters. Alright folks today for Expert Village, we are going to make you a fun appetizer a mushroom fritter. You have to love mushroom fritters. Basically it is very simple you are going to need slice mushrooms in a egg batter with some flour. Deep fry really quick and we would mix it up and then make a nice sauce dipping sauce for it today also. A little jalapeños in it it is going to be nice. This is great for anything for your cocktail hour or just hors'dourves before your friends comes over or you can for your half time show during the Super Bowl this year where we would have the Giants playing. Yes, I said it, the Giants have made it to the big show. So I have been trying to make a lot of things cause I'm having a big big Super Bowl party this year and everything that I'm cooking for you guys is basically geared towards that. So make all of this it is going to be great. I'm going to show you how easy it is. We would do everything from utensils, to the ingredients, to cost, to storage and of course, my favorite and I hope yours are eating it. So come back we are making mushrooms fritters here on Expert Village. "