Chicken of the Woods Scotland

What’s better than chicken? chicken with chicken! The wild mushroom "chicken of the woods" should start popping up further down the valley towards Grantown-on-Spey or south to Perth. Chicken of the Woods is one of the best wild mushrooms and easy to spot with its shades of bright orange. You can often find them nestled at the base of an oak tree (henace why you have to go North of Grantwon or toward Perthshire, very few oak in the Cairngorms National Park.

Chicken of the Woods has a great meaty texture. This mushroom is delicious but you need to know how to cook it. I’ve read on many websites and blogs that Chicken of the Woods is just ok… which to me means 2 things.

They didn’t know how to cook it....!
They are MAD mushroom haters!

You do need to harvest Chicken of the Woods when it’s tender, otherwise it can be really tough and awful but if you’re lucky enough to find it in its early stages it’s wonderful.

Here’s how we cooked at Highland Holiday Cottages. What you’ll need:

Chicken of the Woods ....(let me know if you know of a location in the Cairngorms)
Free Range (hopefully killed by yourself) Chicken (cut into pieces) If a veg, leave out! ort add some monk fish or veg.......sweet potatoe.
Garlic....lots and lots of the stuff
Extra virgin olive oil
Chicken broth
Good splash of cream
Splash of white wine
Salt & lots of pepper

Optional.....some chilli.....chilli goes in a lot of my cooking...

Clean your mushroom thoroughly (see previous blogs for this info) and tear the most tender parts into pieces. Add your extra virgin olive oil to your pan with some minced garlic (& chilli). … then add your Chicken of the Woods and let it saute for a few minutes. You’ll notice the brilliant color of the mushroom as it cooks. Pull this to one side to add later. Add your chicken and let it cook until almost completely cooked through. Then add your chicken broth and cooked shrooms, splash of wine and cream, salt and pepper. Serve over anything. ...toast, mash steak rice....

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