Fairy Ring Mushrooms… Small but packed with bold flavour!! 

 

 

Fairy Ring Mushrooms, also known as Scotch bonnets or Faux Mousserons are, according to traditional folklore, home to fantastic and terrifying creatures, as the rings they form in grasslands were said to be doorways to the fae world. However, don’t let yourselves be intimidated, they are a treat worth the risk!

 

If you are lucky enough to find a ring, you need to come back to the same spot after every heavy rainfall between the end of spring and the beginning of autumn as they will come back! The mycelia in these rings feed on the grass mulch, spreading outwards as they decay the substrate and excrete nitrogen into the soil. This makes the grass growing alongside the mycelium more verdant green and is very noticeable when you know what to look for!

 

There are plenty of recipes available on the net using Fairy Ring Mushrooms ranging from savoury dishes to sweet cakes (yes… one can eat mushroom as dessert!!).

 

We like easy and simple recipes, so why not try this easy-peasy pasta and Fairy Ring Mushrooms.

 

You will need:

• 250g Fairy Ring Mushrooms
• 300g Pasta (we think this goes best with tagliatelle)
• A nice Shallot, finely diced
• A glass of dry white wine (or two if you would like a drink while you cook!)
• Butter (lots of butter.. we love butter)
• a little chicken or vegetable stock

 

Instructions:

1. Clean your Fairy Ring Mushrooms
2. Fry your Fairy Ring Mushrooms together with the diced shallots in butter until the mushroom start getting brown. At that time add your wine and let it reduce. Once reduced, do the same with your stock and then add some more butter to make it creamier.
3. Cook your pasta, we like ours al dente!
4. Mix your pasta and Fairy Ring Mushrooms together, add some finely chopped herbs (rock samphire, sea beet, sea orache..) to add some depth, season to taste, twist your pasta into a ring on the plate in homage to the fairies, “Et voilà”!!

 

Bon Appétit!!

 

Origin

 

Sometimes from Scotland but mostly from other European Countries – From more than one country

Weight	250g, 500g, 1kg