The summer chanterelles are finally out after a few downpours of rain over here.
I managed to find enough for a meal.
They were somewhat well hidden in the grass of a dark soil area.
But once you spot one you can be sure more will be around it. There were quite a few out so I threw them in my hat and brought them home.
Other mushrooms were out as well, here is a small red russula. Not edible but the red looks nice.
Nearby I found a Russula rosea very similar to the Russula emetica above. Some say that it is edible but it is kind of risky to try and eat these since they look so similar to the stomach ache causing Russula emetica.
I also saw a few Boletus harrisonii tiny skinny stemmed boletes with a bright red color.
Now its time to clean the chanterelles. The bottom of the stems with dirt on them need to be pinched off as it usually doesn't wash off easily.
Then a bit of rinsing is required to get all the dirt bits off the rest of the mushroom.
Next I just fried them in some gravy left over from a turmeric spiced chicken. The chanterelle flavor goes well with poultry.
I used the mushrooms and gravy to top onto slices of the chicken.
