We like to make them into “crab cakes”. This is the recipe we use. I do not add salt; just the Old Bay. We like to sweat the mushrooms over medium heat in a little high quality extra virgin olive oil before adding them to the mix. Lion's Mane Mushroom Recipes I wish I could say we grew the lion’s manes, but nope. They’re from a local co-op. Great product though, and nice people. Anybody else cook with these? They’re very healthy, by the way - even if they DO look like tribbles.
I saw a chewed up and spit out Falcor at first glance. Sorry, no experience with the mushroom but I have no aversion to trying them
There is a mushroom store in a city 35 miles away that sells them. I need to try them as I'm allergic to crab, shrimp and lobsta and it wasn't till my early 30's, so I know what I'm missing. Crab Rangoons......mmm
They’re certainly a serviceable replacement, though not identical to shellfish (most specifically lump crabmeat). They’re very good, though.
I found one 2 years ago, it was just a bit past its prime. Was just getting into wild mushrooms, so was nervous about it and didn't use it. If it had been in better shape, I might would have. Now that I'm willing to, haven't seen any of course...
We found a similar mushroom (well, a few of them) on a hike outside Gatlinburg, TN in September of 2020. Admired them but left them alone. They were probably lion’s manes - but when you’re not sure….. Well, y’all know the rest. Source: Hericium erinaceus (MushroomExpert.Com)
Yeah know what you mean. This was def a lions mane, just a few days or so past prime... This wasn't as gone as the ones on your pics...
I'm not going to chance it as any imitation crab we have seen has 2% real crab meat. I'm very allergic. Hospital trip.
Had my first lions mane this September. It Was quite delicious, and the wife didn’t do anything special with it, just sautéed it in butter IIRC. A friend that came to visit for the weekend brought it for us. He grows them and several other varieties of mushrooms. He is a real mushroom geek. A couple weeks after his visit wife and I were camping in South Dakota and I thought I found a chicken of the woods, so I took a picture and sent to him. In the meantime I downloaded a mushroom ID app. He called and assured me that it was a pheasant back, entirely edible and tasty. It was tasty, but about 3 hours later I lost my supper.
August of last year I thought I lucked out and found a nice big “chicken of the woods” in a nearby park. Didn’t take long to ID it as a jack-o-lantern mushroom (visible gills). That’s a big fat DO NOT EAT. The Jack O'Lantern Mushroom
I have harvested a related mushroom here in the Pacific NW called Bears Head; Hericium Abietis, also one of the Tooth fungi like Lions Mane. Apparently Lions Mane prefers deciduous trees and Bears Head prefers conifers. I shared with a friend who loves mushrooms and he went nuts over it. We were not impressed. Texture halfway between bean sprouts and bamboo shoots and very little taste. Might be different if prepared by an expert.
Out in the woods a few days ago and found this Bear's Head where I have seen them before. Let my Buddy pick it...I kinda agree with SKEETER McCLUSKEY after having tried it before!
