Marinated Mushrooms
The absolute key step to making these breaded mushrooms so delicious is marinating them. Most breaded mushrooms I’ve tried are indeed crispy and crunchy, but often lack flavour when it comes to the mushroom inside. As such, I’ve created an extra step here to inject some gorgeous flavour into the mushrooms.
Mushroom Marinade
Soy Sauce Worcestershire Sauce Balsamic Vinegar Garlic Thyme
This combo creates a really deep flavour which really intensifies the mushrooms.
What mushrooms to use?
You want mushrooms that are on the smaller side of life, just so they cook through nicely for the short time they’re frying. As such I recommend button mushrooms. I usually keep the stalks intact, but just give them a little trim if they’re uneven sizes.
How long to marinate for?
Between 30-60mins hits the sweet spot. Any shorter and they don’t absorb enough of the marinade and any longer and they tend to shrink too much (due to the salt/acid).
Breaded Mushrooms
You could wrap the mushrooms in a batter, but I find breadcrumbs work much better. More crunchy 🙂
Panko Breadcrumbs
Panko breadcrumbs are great because they’re big, light and airy, meaning they come out ultra crispy. You’ll find them in most stores, but if for whatever reason you haven’t got any you can use regular dry breadcrumbs. To bread the mushrooms: coat in flour (photo 1), dip in egg (photo 2), coat in Panko (photo 3) then repeat (photo 4). You can work in batches of 2 or 3 mushrooms, just ensure you completely coat them, especially in the breadcrumbs.
Deep Fried Mushrooms
Because, well, why the heck not? Okay don’t answer that 😂 Deep frying mushrooms is actually relatively straight forward. They’re also perfect for beginners because there’s no pressure to cook them right through first time, unlike meat.
Best oil to use?
You want an oil with a high smoking point, such as vegetable, sunflower or rapeseed oil. Don’t use olive oil, you’ll smoke out the whole kitchen!
How long to fry for?
You’ll only need to deep fry for 2-3mins, just until they’re golden on the outside. From there, I recommend draining on a cooling rack with paper towels underneath. I don’t recommend placing straight on paper towels, they’ll steam and lose their crispiness.
What to serve with breaded mushrooms?
Always gotta have a dip with your breaded mushrooms! Here’s some of my faves:
Sour Cream and Chive Dip Garlic and Herb Blue Cheese Dip All Delicious Dips!
And there we have it! All my top tips and tricks for perfectly flavoursome, juicy and crispy breaded mushrooms. Hey, whilst you’re here why not check out my other similar recipes?
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Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for these deep fried mushrooms shall we?!
How to make Breaded Mushrooms (Full Recipe & Video)
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