Mushrooms in the Chollent: Yay or Nay?

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medola

Fri, Nov 11 2011, 11:09 am

Help! Quick!
I bought mushrooms last week and still haven't used them I'm making an almost vegetarian chollent (just threw in one hot dog, oh - and a marrow bone). It's mostly potatoes, barley, brown rice, quinua, red lentils, onion, garlic, spices... I have no idea if mushrooms would work or not. Anyone ever tried it?

Thanks!

SomebodyElse

Fri, Nov 11 2011, 11:13 am

I think it should work.

chocolate moose

Fri, Nov 11 2011, 11:21 am

try it once and you tell us. what's the worst thing that could happen ?

medola

Fri, Nov 11 2011, 11:43 am

Disaster! That's the worst that could happen! And my guests never coming back! And my reputation! shock

J/k

Guess I'll give it a go!

mynameismom

Fri, Nov 11 2011, 11:48 am

Don't do it! I was told that mushrooms do not do well in the crockpot too long.

medola

Fri, Nov 11 2011, 11:57 am

really? thanks for the heads up! I was about to put them in but now I wont!

Culturedpearls

Sat, Nov 12 2011, 6:43 am

I always put mushrooms in my cholent. Sauté first. Mushrooms have a meaty flavor & go great in cholent .

yOungM0mmy

Sat, Nov 12 2011, 11:57 am

So how did it go? I also had mushrooms that were soon going off, and just peeled them, sprayed with some olive oil and spices and roasted. They were so yum, I started picking at them and there weren't enough left for a side dish for Friday night, so I did the same to frozen green beans and frozen brocolli, and then just mixed all 3 veg together.

shoeboxgirly

Sat, Nov 12 2011, 12:30 pm

For some reasons, a friend of mine reckoned that mushrooms are very controversial. She might have been joking, perhaps many people don't like them. Anyway, I do and I always put them in my cholent unless I'm having a guest who specifically doesn't like them.

Also I prefer to used tinned rather than fresh with the mushrooms in the crockpot, they do much better when being cooked for a long time.

medola

Sat, Nov 12 2011, 6:49 pm

So I chickened out and left them out of the cholent after all. But I wasn't even thinking about sauteing them before adding them. If I'm tempted to try again I'll def saute them first! Thanks for the responses, ladies!

Mommy3.5

Sat, Nov 12 2011, 8:07 pm

I always put portabella mushrooms in my parave cholent. It gives it a meaty feel.

groisamomma

Sat, Nov 12 2011, 8:36 pm

Nay

Mrs Bissli

Sun, Nov 13 2011, 1:17 am

EEeeeeewwwwww, FUNGUS in the cholent....

Nothing against mushrooms. But there so many more dignified way of serving them.
With chicken or rice or side dish, yes. but with cholent???

dee's mommy

Sun, Nov 13 2011, 5:02 am

I put mushrooms in my cholent all the time. (It goes well with beef.)

Simple1

Sun, Nov 13 2011, 6:00 am

I never do, but this week I did because I had some leftover from the recipe. I always thought cholent was the type of food that anything goes.

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