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DarkWeb

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@DarkWeb have you ever been morel hunting? I'm guessing yes because of your avatar. I'm meeting up with my mom and brother tomorrow to look for them in the woods.
Yes every year for at least the last 5! I've had my eye on my spots the last week.....but it's still to cold here, but we are in the window. My cousin called me last Friday he hit a jackpot. Shit I gotta find a pic from a couple years ago.
 

Laughing Grass

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Yes every year for at least the last 5! I've had my eye on my spots the last week.....but it's still to cold here, but we are in the window. My cousin called me last Friday he hit a jackpot. Shit I gotta find a pic from a couple years ago.
This will be a first for me. They've been going together every spring for years. Are they in the same spot every year? I guess everyone around my parents looks for them and nobody talks about where they find them.

:o I haven't seen ones that large before!
 

Metasynth

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Sauté diced shallots and garlic just until the shallots turn translucent, add a splash of champagne, reduce almost all the way, add a little cream, reduce by 1/3-1/2, add freshly grated parmigiano reggiano, salt and pepper to taste. Add boiled gnocchi and sauté till the sauce coats the dumplings. You’re welcome.

PS, go sorta easy on the champagne, it’s a pretty strong flavor when reduced

PPS, @Laughing Grass ,make sure to use real cream. At least 35% butterfat cream. Not coffee creamer;)
 

DarkWeb

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Remember the little ones will be bigger in a few days.
This will be a first for me. They've been going together every spring for years. Are they in the same spot every year? I guess everyone around my parents looks for them and nobody talks about where they find them.



:o I haven't seen ones that large before!
Yes all spots are very secret. They do grow in the same area. Maybe not every year and it's weather dependent.....sometimes the window is days and not the whole month. Elevation, orientation....types of trees. All play a part. It's fun and very yummy.
 

Laughing Grass

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Sauté diced shallots and garlic just until the shallots turn translucent, add a splash of champagne, reduce almost all the way, add a little cream, reduce by 1/3-1/2, add freshly grated parmigiano reggiano, salt and pepper to taste. Add boiled gnocchi and sauté till the sauce coats the dumplings. You’re welcome.

PS, go sorta easy on the champagne, it’s a pretty strong flavor when reduced

PPS, @Laughing Grass ,make sure to use real cream. At least 35% butterfat cream. Not coffee creamer;)
That sounds yummy, do you make your own dumplings? I'm never using coffee creamer again! We're also looking for wild leeks which I'm told are plentiful. My mom makes a killer potato leek soup.

Always put them in cold water bath....a few. It drives out any bugs. Dump that wash water back if you can in the same area or another area if you can't. It keeps the spores in the wild and might just start a new spot.
That's helpful thanks! I don't think they were doing anything like that.

no no no....keep your mouth shut Budman........
lol too easy.
 

Metasynth

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That sounds yummy, do you make your own dumplings? I'm never using coffee creamer again! We're also looking for wild leeks which I'm told are plentiful. My mom makes a killer potato leek soup.



That's helpful thanks! I don't think they were doing anything like that.



lol too easy.
I don’t make gnocchi that often, but it’s super easy. It’s actually not my favorite thing to eat, but that was a dish we served at the country club that I was partial to.
 
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