Turned Mushroom 01
I learned this technique from a very old, dear friend back in the 80’s. The method here I listed from http://www.thefunguymushrooms.com/recipes/how-to-turn-a-mushroom/… thank you!! The is an accompanying video for this at: http://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes… thanks to them as well.
Servings
6mushrooms
Servings
6mushrooms
Ingredients
Instructions
PREPARE…
  1. You’ll need a paring knife and a mushroom.
  2. Boil the Water. Cut the Lemon in half, squeeze both halves into the Water, and then add the halves to the Water as well. Remove from heat.
  3. Take a mushroom and carefully clean the cap with a damp kitchen towel. You’ll notice a thin skin of color will peel off—that’s what you want. You’ll be left with a perfectly, evenly toned mushroom cap.
THE CUT…
  1. Holding the mushroom in your hand, lay the tip of the paring knife in the center of the mushroom cap. Hold your knife loosely by the back of the blade—almost like your fingers are a fulcrum for the blade and handle to pivot on. Rock the blade down from the center of the cap so the edge of your knife scores a groove in the mushroom all the way down to the edge of the cap. Let the blade do the work. Let the knife rock naturally down the cap of the mushroom. Do this several times until you have a good feel for it. The cut should be shallow and decorative.
THE TURN…
  1. Now comes the trick. Start with a new mushroom, cleaned and ready to score. This time, as you make the cut, turn the mushroom in your hand. When you finish the cut, it should appear to swoop down from the center to a space a half a centimeter or so to the side. Put the blade in the center again, right next to the cut you just made, and do it again. Remember, you are not moving the knife laterally! It is still making a simple vertical cut into the mushroom cap. You only move the mushroom.
  2. Cut. Turn. Cut. Turn. Cut. Turn…. You get the idea.
  3. Place the Turned Mushroom into the Lemon Water.
REPEAT…
  1. Do this with a couple of mushrooms to garnish a dish and people will think you went to le Cordon Bleu. Turn a mushroom before you stuff it. Turn them before you toss them into soup. If you make a mushroom pie, stick a trio of turned mushrooms in the middle to cause your hipster friends to fly into a furious fit of Facebooking. It’s so easy!
Recipe Notes

Here’s a good video tutorial from Food Wishes:

https://youtu.be/4i-blr330n4