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most people don’t know how to cook mushrooms properly.

they add oil, butter or other fats to the mushrooms at the start of the cooking. the mushrooms then absorb the fat and you end up with oily mushrooms.

here’s how to cook mushrooms properly.

oven

put your mushrooms into a baking dish, cup side down, sprinkle with salt and then put them in the oven for 30 minutes. done!

bbq

put the mushrooms onto a hot bbq, cup side down. sprinkle with salt and cook 20 – 30 minutes. done!

frypan

you guessed it! put your mushrooms in a hot fry pan, cup side down, and sprinkle with salt. pan fry 10 – 15 minutes. done!

your mushrooms are now fully cooked, juicy and full of flavour. make sure you don’t turn the mushrooms over or you will lose all the beautiful cooking liquid that has collected inside the cup of the mushroom.

now you can do what you like with your mushrooms – i quite like adding balsamic vinegar, a crack of pepper, fresh thyme and a dash of olive oil to mine. then cool and enjoy later in salads or on a mixed platter.