Fried breaded 'shrooms!
Mushrooms are always a tasty treat, and they are gobbled up readily when breaded and fried for an appetizer. If you're not already acquainted with frying mushrooms, you need to learn. It is the frying that allows the breading to get to that crispy, golden brown texture that we love to crunch into. You'll probably need to practice to get it right, but once you get it down, you'll be breading every mushroom you see and dunking them in that hot vat of oil.
Instructions
Combining the ingredients, frying, and eating!
1. Heating the oil. Pour the vegetable oil into your fryer or large pot and heat to a temperature of 375 degrees. This is normally a high setting on a fryer, and if you are using a pot, then use a thermometer to check the temperature. Make sure you clean your mushrooms before you begin the cooking process.
2. Combing the ingredients. As the oil heats, combine 2 cups of flour, 1/2 tablespoon of baking powder, 1 tablespoon of paprika, and salt and pepper to taste. If you prefer, use a store bought breading flour.
3. Dunk and cover. Take each mushroom and coat with flour, then submerge in 1 cup of buttermilk until covered, and then coat again with the flower mixture. Do this until you have a group of about 6 mushrooms ready at a time.
4. When you have a group ready for the heated oil, lower them down into the oil with a "spider" or webbed spoon. This will prevent the oil from splashing up and burning you, as well as making a real mess. Also, do not cook more than 6 or so mushrooms at a time, as this will lower the temperature of the oil too much for effective cooking.
5. Checking the cooking time. You'll need to check on your mushrooms frequently, make sure all of the surface area of each mushroom is coated with oil so that the flour/breading cooks. Total cooking time shouldn't be more than 5 or 6 minutes, although cut the first few mushrooms open to double check since every fryer can be a little be different. Once you know the exact time to use, make sure you use the same number of mushrooms every time.
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