Crumbed Mushrooms

So simple and sssssssssssoooooooo tasty. We had some friends over for drinks last night and having about $20 between us needed cheap and simple snacky food to feed them. This recipe has everything you could possibly want...
Crispy deep fried goodness? Tick
Mushrooms? Tick
What else do you need?
You can also add any flavourings you like to the crumbs, I used some fresh herbs but you can experiment with chilli's, curry powder, really anything you want.


What you'll need...


Button mushrooms....as many as you want...less is NOT more!
Plain flour
Soy milk
Panko breadcrumbs
Mixed fresh herbs ( I used parsley, lemon thyme and garlic chives)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Oil for deep frying.


Put your oil on to heat.
Chop up your herbs finely and add to bread crumbs, you can use any breadcrumbs but I really recommend Panko, they are extra crispy! Mix through a few tsp of salt and pepper.
You'll need to make a little production line, have  a plate of flour, a bowl of soy milk and a plate of the crumb mixture set up.
Brush any dirt off mushrooms and trim of any long stems.
Dip your mushrooms one at a time into soy milk, coat in flour, re-dip into soy milk and then roll in crumbs. Set aside until all are crumbed and ready for frying.
If I can stress anything it would be make sure you flour them first! If you just directly crumb the mushroom all your crumbs will float off as soon as you put them into the hot oil.
I test my oil by putting a cube of bread in, if it floats and bubbles your oil is hot enough.
Lower the mushrooms carefully into the hot oil and cook in batches until all are golden and crisp, should take about 2-3 mins per batch.
Drain on some paper towel to soak up any extra oil.
Serve warm with a few beers and some good friends!