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how to clean peel and cut mushrooms

How To Peel, Clean, & Cut Mushrooms


  • Author: Jasmine Mattey
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cups prepared mushrooms 1x

Description

Learn step-by-step how to peel, clean, and cut mushrooms.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 lb mushrooms

Instructions

How To Peel Mushrooms

  1. Remove the woody stem.
  2. Pinch the overhang from the underside of the mushroom and peel backward toward the top of the round cap.
  3. Continue around the entirety of the mushroom until there is no hem-like overhang left on the gill side of the mushroom and the cap is completely peeled and clean. 

How To Clean Mushrooms

Bowl Method

  1. Fill a bowl with cold water.
  2. Add mushrooms to the bowl.
  3. Gently wipe off any dirt or debris from the mushrooms with your fingers.
  4. Remove your hands from the bowl and give the water a moment to still. The dirt will settle on the bottom of the bowl.
  5. Remove the mushrooms from the water and pat dry with a paper towel or dry them in a salad spinner. 

Colander Method

  1. Fill a colander with mushrooms.
  2. Rinse mushrooms under cool running water, shaking the colander as you do so to dislodge any dirt or debris.
  3. Gently rub off any remaining dirt from the mushrooms with your fingers.
  4. Turn mushrooms onto a paper towel and pat dry, or toss them in a salad spinner. 

 

Optional: Remove Gills

  1. Remove the stem.
  2. Scrape out the gills of the mushroom by dragging a spoon across them.

How To Cut Mushrooms

Quarters

  1. Remove or trim the stem.
  2. Cut the mushroom in half lengthwise.
  3. Cut each mushroom piece in half again. 

Slices

  1. Remove or trim the stem.
  2. Create ¼ inch slices along the entirety of the mushroom, through the stem if it is still attached.

Dice

  1. Remove or trim the stem.
  2. Create ¼ inch slices along the entirety of the mushroom, through the stem if it is still attached.
  3. Stack a few mushroom slices at a time and cut them into ¼ in slivers.
  4. Cut those slivers into a dice by cutting every ¼ inch perpendicular to the previous cuts. 
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Knife Skills
  • Cuisine: Any

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