Chicken-Of-The-Woods (Mushroom) Pie

No chickens were harmed in the making of this video*
This is a delicious pie made from a very unusual fungus called Chicken-Of-The-Woods - which really lives up to its name - it's a mushroom, but it has the texture of cooked chicken breast (and a savoury flavour that is quite reminiscent of chicken too)
*(Unfortunately I cannot guarantee the safety of the bacons)

[@WolfWiz99]

The takeaway: Chicken of the Woods is substantial.

[@jackrutledgegoembel5896]

I wanna eat it so bad

[@hats1642]

It's a really meaty, substantial mushroom.

[@thatonedamnguy9524]

Meaty AND Substantial

[@bgggsht]

Savoury, don't forget it's also a very savoury, meaty mushroom !

[@marshampson2009]

great for rough and ready meals

[@philaphobic]

I made some chicken of the woods pie inspired by you when a friend recently showed up to my house with some he foraged.

[@aaa-vx8ke]

Jenn Grace was it good?

[@philaphobic]

@@aaa-vx8ke yes! Very meaty! Reminds me of king oyster mushroom but a bit firmer.

[@psychedelikchameleon]

Send him over! I'd love to try CotW and wish they grew near me

[@eddyyaeji6769]

I appreciate how well you execute the flambe in a lot of your dishes, especially the amethyst deceiver video.

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's always just a little bit scary

[@caturdaynite7217]

@@AtomicShrimp A healthy respect for fire in your own home is a good thing.

[@littlekitsune1]

I am vegetarian and my mom is vegan, so we might have to try these mushrooms in some recipes!

[@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat]

ｙｅｓ

[@automandan3066]

They are amazing trust me vegan here

[@Clown_the_Clown]

Why though?

[@littlekitsune1]

@@Clown_the_Clown Why what?

[@Clown_the_Clown]

@@littlekitsune1 why on earth would you choose to be a vegetarian?

[@thexbigxgreen]

You have pretty great technique as a cook, the only thing I've noticed is that you sometimes don't let your pan come up to temperature before you add the food. It really pays, especially for meats, to allow the pan to come up to temperature before searing/sautéing, it allows for maximum caramelization without risking overcooking as much (spoken as a former professional sous chef/culinary school grad)

[@domthomson5590]

true for beef etc., but bacon fat renders at a lower temperature than the meat browns, so good to add it to a colder pan to avoid blobs of unrendered fat, the bacon will brown eventually

[@FelisTerras]

Aaand, I'm hungry again..this looks so tasty, and I love both chicken and mushrooms, so this is must-have dish. No wonder this is such a high-valued fungus; considering its texture, it is great to use in dishes that require high temperature/extended cooking time. I can picture this sliced finely, arranged on foil to mantle some kind of, preferably fatty, farce, then steamed like a sausage. It would soak up all the moisture and flavour, while still retaining shape and sturdyness.

[@cabelocab2008]

Me, watching this while eating my second bowl of cereal: "yes, yes. We definitely don't want burnt garlic" 💀💀

[@kathybennett4335]

😂

[@simplyk8003]

No chickens were harmed, just 🐖's 😂😂

[@NOWThatsRichy]

I can almost taste that from here, looked very filling!

[@fizixx]

A pie funnel!?

[@AtomicShrimp]

Yep - it's a little ceramic thing that holds up the pastry in the middle like a tent, and helps the top crust stay crisp

[@fizixx]

@@AtomicShrimp Ahhh, ok, thank you!

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

@@AtomicShrimp I've always heard them called "Pie Birds". My granny used them any time she was baking something that needed to be vented.

[@vincentcleaver1925]

Is that why some pies have a hole or cross in the center?

[@bunnybachman]

I've never seen or heard of a pie funnel. Cute!

[@cliffordbradford8910]

How British of you to make a pie :-D. I wonder if pasties would be nice? Hopefully I'll find some COW this summer/fall (I live in Ohio USA). I found some last fall but it was a bit old and the flavor was a bit meh. We find a lot of Hen of the Woods/maitake which is the business because it is plentiful and remains prime for a fairly long time.

[@n0etic_f0x]

I love your channel. I was picking Stinging Nettles when my grandmother yells at me "What are doing those can sting you!" and I look all bewildered as she drinks tea made from the damn things. I am all "It is a tea harvest" also Rosehips which make the best jam if you have not had rosehip jam go buy some

[@FelisTerras]

I don't. Any time I buy rosehip jam, it seems to vanish before me very eyes^^ Also, how come your grandmother doesn't know, nettles make for great tea and soup? Or is she a city child?

[@1stAshaMan]

The breading on the top at 9:53 looks just like the mushroom did before you got started

[@elisahamilton73]

It's a shame they dont sell these mushrooms commercially.

[@Levi_Skardsen]

You can't, really. A small percentage of people have adverse reactions to it, like swollen lips or an upset stomach.

[@nathanbrady2704]

I once saw a bit on "this Morning" I think it was, they took a log, drilled half a dozen hols in the end and added dried mushroom spores and as far as I remember a splash ow water. they then planted the log pieces in a shady spot at the bottom of the garden. this would then produce a number of harvests of mushrooms in subsequent years. It might be worth your time attempting to replicate this either through grinding up less select portions of your harvest, or returning to the source log and attempting to harvest some spores by holding a piece of paper below the gills and brushing them with a soft brush. you might need more reaserch as to optimum timing, but I figure it has to be worth a go.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Nathan Brady I might try that with something I can't forage such as shiitake. Although I enjoyed eating chicken of the woods, I might not pick so much of it next time. On reflection, I like my mushrooms to taste of mushrooms. This stuff is sorta weird

[@rant-A-holic]

just commenting to say that i was scrolling through the comments after watching the video and half way through reading your comment my heart fell out of my arse cause you've got the same fore name and sir name as me (well my sir name is bradley) so close enough XD had a few seconds of pure confusion as my old YT account was just my full name and thought for a second that i must of seen this video on my old account and commented and didn't remember doing so... then i stopped being dyslexic and read your full name properly XD just thought i would mention that

[@guitarguy42394]

Late to the party but you can also fill a food-grade plastic bag with non-evergreen fresh wood chips/shavings, wetting then down a bit as you fill the bag. Tie off and hang the bags in a dark humid spot, then cut a cross into the bags where you can inject spores

[@SombreroPharoah]

Or Vermiculite is a good substrate if using a bag. Rye grain is fantastic for it but you don't want ergot if it goes iffy. Just use boiling water to keep everything sterile and try not to breath on it when your setting up. I've never used a sammich bag though so I don't know about boiling water with those but a drill and a take away tub works well.

[@goodun2974]

@@SombreroPharoah , Vermiculite is a form of heat-processed mica which often contains asbestos. I dont recommend using vermiculite for anything; not for plants and not for attic insulation ! A mine and processing facility in Libby, Montana was embroiled in lawsuits after poisoning much of the townsfolk and thousands of people around the country, causing obstructive pulmonary disease and sometimes mesothelioma (a specific type of lung cancer).

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

It was pretty cool to see you drop in that Pie Bird. We don't see them much anymore in America. I remember my granny using them all the time when she was baking something that needed to be vented.

[@EEVOL]

That looks lovely! Been watching 1 or 2 videos a day since I've subscribed a week ago. Cheers!

[@GrandadsOtherChannel]

That does look appetising. I bought some Chicken In The Wood spores online for my brother's birthday several years ago, I have no idea if they ever worked for him, forgot all about it. I may have to have our annual chat and see if they ever sprouted. I can't even remember what format they were in, might have been plugs you had to drill into the tree.

[@Factory26_]

Did u ask if he used them

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

@@Factory26_ Yes, he said they were successful, but as we only chat about once a year I never had a chance to actually see them.

[@adamrandall9958]

Wow that looks absolutely delicious. Something id love to try thank you 😁

[@yubinator7455]

another episode of “WHY IS THIS IN MY RECOMMENDATIONS???” but im not complaining

[@SpontaneouCombustion]

じゃん りっくLittleBertz it’s getting really annoying with people like you thinking you’re funny when your literally just repeating what millions of other say every single second. You are one of the most basic and boring fucks in the world congratulations, also shut the fuck up about why it din your recommendations. You watched it and enjoyed it, the KZbin recommendations seem to be working fucking great you dirty swine.

[@jamesyeung3286]

just shut the fuck up,no one fucking cares if this video was in your recommendations,seeing the same comment over and over must mean it's even funnier now! I hope when you make some form of art that people say the same shit,you piece of fucking human waste.

[@Anonymous-wg5cz]

@@SpontaneouCombustion Shut the fuck up lol

[@yubinator7455]

Aight Bruuh no gives ahit on me so i don’t care about you too

[@yubinator7455]

james yeung stop crying butthurt your hatred wont go anywhere. thanks for the compliment!

[@poppopartist3870]

Now that's a SUBSTANTIAL mushroom

[@niklar55]

One of my favorites is chicken and mushroom pie. With this I'd be able to make it with just the mushrooms! 😁👍 .

[@emirvmendoza]

Linking to part 1 of Atomic Shrimp's Chicken-in-the-Woods adventure, where he finds them in the wild. Couldn't find the link here, I hope he doesn't mind: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYqlo6iMn56dqpo

[@TheWiddaC]

This has convinced me to make a chicken pie today

[@smooa1889]

can you be my dad

[@-psilo-9071]

ikr

[@subparcrow]

Can i be your brother

[@-Puppet-]

Can I be your cat UwU

[@sweettangerines8182]

I really hope I come across this fungus in my local woods sometime, I'd love to try this recipe 👍

[@ImmortalLemon]

Something about snipping meat with scissors is both satisfying and unsettling, both in ways I never knew I could feel

[@OmniversalInsect]

Dissection with scissors

[@faint5738]

I love this channel

[@energieteppich]

Daaamnnn that looks delicious

[@ERrnesST]

Why didn't you use Bacon of the Woods

[@miqseri]

Bacon is haram😡

[@ERrnesST]

@@miqseri So? My joke would imply that it's a bacon flavored plant and not actual pork... So it Isn't Haram. :p

[@miqseri]

@@ERrnesST Haram bacon plant😡😡🕋

[@bunnybob1367]

that looks sooooooo yummy i wish chicken of the woods wasnt so rare

[@AtomicShrimp]

Apparently, it isn't (so some people have told me), but I have only seen it a couple of times (this being the first intact fresh specimen)

[@bunnybob1367]

@@AtomicShrimp yay thats a good thing :)

[@ChugThatEstus]

Looks delicious, thanks

[@Spiderbro8]

I am still yet to find this mushroom whilst out forraging but i cant wait. Im suprised to not see Chicken of the Woods sold in the supermarkets yet as it seems a great substitute for chicken.

[@peoplethesedaysberetarded]

So with your herbs ... you have a thyme-tested pairing!

[@AtomicShrimp]

#dadjokes

[@chuckls]

This looks absolutely wonderful. Wish I was your neighbor:)

[@bronzekoala9141]

Why don't we cultivate those on a large scale??? Should be fairly easy to do since all they need is rotting wood. We cultivate far too few mushrooms in general. There are so many amazing species that I'd love to find in convenience stores. Luckily I get enough of them from the forest but imagine the possibilities for the food industry! It'd probably even be cheaper than growing actual chicken (in acceptable conditions).

[@rf7official923]

Looks tasty 😋

[@chaook]

I do wanna ask about the pastry, can you tell me about the recipe? I'm not really familiar with those...

[@thatoneguyy7846]

whats that outro-song called? I quite like it

[@FaceEatingOwl]

"I don't want to be a pie… I don't like gravy."

[@opkp]

i just love the way to talk

[@Levi-he6nj]

Yummm 😋 i hope one lucky day i get to find a Big beautiful clutch of these. One of my friends is vegan, but she eats whatever is offered ❤

[@thaifoodlover5296]

IMHO, thyme and mushrooms are a match made in heaven.

[@GigaBoost]

What was that thing you put in the middle of the pie/pan before putting the pastry on?

[@AtomicShrimp]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_bird#:~:text=A%20pie%20bird%2C%20pie%20vent,supporting%20or%20venting%20a%20pie.

[@lewis838]

god these videos make me hungry

[@marktownsend9333]

I tried chicken of the woods on Saturday and boy is it dry but it certainly tastes like chicken but really dry 😁

[@StoutShako]

I've never seen a pie made like that before. What is a "pie funnel" and what does it do?

[@AtomicShrimp]

It keeps the crust from sagging in the middle and allows steam to vent

[@meridien52681]

Hello, what is that red thing he stuck in the middle of the pie?

[@AtomicShrimp]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_bird

[@BlazinBlz]

This may just be the Australian in me talking, but that ain't no pie A pie NEEDS to be a base with a lid, I'm sorry......... that I'm not sorry Though, I will admit, this and the other vid in this fungi, has made me wanna try it, and I absolutely hate mushroom, I wouldn't make it into a pie (one like this or a proper pie) prolly just fried up with some kind of dipping sauce, or maybe done on the Barbeque, as it is my nation's culture to put EVERYTHING on the BBQ, so mission accomplished, I think

[@nightsong81]

American here, and I agree with you, a true pie has a full crust, bottom and top. Still looked tasty, though.

[@patrickjin6610]

Scott Dally Well it’s considered an English pie. I think a lot of top chefs do the same with their pies (Wolfgang puck only has the top crust for his Shepard’s pies

[@Levi_Skardsen]

If a pie only has a top layer of pastry, it's a pot pie.

[@patrickjin6610]

Moon Princess My mistake, I’m the videos I watched they were making pot pies, not pies

[@TheGggg321123]

@@accountname2476 If an "American" made a pie without a base I'd assume he's a spie.

[@zedorda1337]

My whole being shattered when I heard that metal utensil scraping the bottom of the skillet!

[@gommechops]

Why didnt you wash the mushrooms out of interest?

[@AtomicShrimp]

I don't like washing mushrooms in general - it's mostly a personal preference; if it's dirty enough to require washing, it's probably not worth eating

[@gommechops]

@@AtomicShrimp interesting, is chicken of the woods hard to confuse with other funghi? Thanks for answering too!

[@AtomicShrimp]

@@gommechops I'd say it's one of the easier fungi to be very quickly sure about

[@pixiemoonglow9642]

Generally you don't wash mushrooms because they absorb the water too quickly and go all nasty

[@miqseri]

Where can I find these mushrooms, what type of forest do they live in?

[@AtomicShrimp]

Mixed broad leaf woodland. Oak, beech, sweet chestnut typically.

[@miqseri]

@@AtomicShrimp So they might exist in Finland? I've never seen anything like that before.

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's possible. It's worth looking for them earlier in the year than other mushrooms - they are a spring/summer thing mostly

[@miqseri]

@@AtomicShrimp Yeah I'm definitely going to be looking for them next year after the winter is over. Thanks.

[@olgerkhan9331]

i wonder why the foodindustry dont use those mushrooms for vegan/vegetarian chickenexchange products. seems pretty much cheaper than the stuff they use right now.

[@florenceloveect]

*rough n ready rustic chicken pie effect*

[@leonardowilhelmdicaprio999]

This is definitely worth watching!

[@jayhawker931]

What i would give to have dinner at shrimps house

[@alinayossimouse]

I have so many questions: Why did we not get to see black and white animals eating when you dug in? Is that salt in a bottle? Why hadn't I heard of a pie funnel?

[@AtomicShrimp]

The animals thing is a kind of long, weird story. A few people complained quite bitterly about the inclusion of eating sounds (in a video about food, how unexpected!), so I started clipping them out. Many, many more people commented to mourn their absence, so I put them back in and showed footage of a farm animal eating; the footage happened to be monochrome. Now, it's become a sort of running joke, but I keep up the monochrome thing just to make it additionally strange.

[@alinayossimouse]

@@AtomicShrimp Ha! Well I did miss them in this video, so I'm definitely in the camp that loves the running joke

[@fat_alsgaming]

9.9 out of 10, needs cheese!! lol but that looks amazing

[@richardwheeler1748]

Here's a saying I'd l like to share with you. "You've got to be like an Italian midget hospital... and have a little patients. (Insert obligatory Italian hand gesture. Don't listen to me, I don't... Love, Richard from Lubbock Texas

[@Triadii]

Invite me to your restaurant

[@garth56]

mmmmm!!!!

[@thekinggoblin639]

You were full trough the first portion you didn’t take a second I could see it 🙃

[@vojislavbelic896]

I do need to see you put the onion and bell pepper into the pan, how could you assume otherwise? I feel so offended by your presumption !

[@MozartJunior22]

"No chickens were harmed in the making of this video" Proceeds to brutally scissor a dead pig

[@dakoitwuther7181]

why dont you wash it

[@AtomicShrimp]

I find that washing makes mushrooms slippery and unpleasant to handle. It's just not necessary

[@judebreheny3925]

I noticed in both of your videos you scrape the mushrooms clean with a knife. Why can't you wash them under water?

[@AtomicShrimp]

I don't like to wash them as it just makes them soggy. If they're dirty enough to need a wash, they're not worth picking

[@aaa-vx8ke]

In the old old days water didn’t exist and you had to drink piss

[@anarchism]

why did he put that chicken clay figure in the middle?

[@AtomicShrimp]

It's called a pie funnel - it helps to support the crust and to vent steam

[@hendoiii3487]

I'd be wary using mushrooms like that. I'd be scared I picked the wrong ones and got poisoned 🤮

[@tequilabop]

Only pigs were harmed in the making of this pie

[@TheNick993]

It looks really good, i wanna try it so bad, but that spit at 5:28, if i do that, i don't think my guests will like it, cheers mate!

[@martinh4982]

An almost perfect recipe. I'd probably skip the mushroom, vegetables, brandy, seasoning, cream, pastry and substitute in a couple of slices of bread, some butter and several dollops of HP sauce. Otherwise, excellent!

[@Raaadome]

But there's no chicken

[@newlibertarian139]

har! dis be da mate we need for the next voyage!

[@gavincook4684]

I bet you went back to the woods and got the other half maybe to share with others?

[@AtomicShrimp]

What I picked there was plenty for two meals for me, plus some for a neighbour. I didn't take any more

[@vincentcleaver1925]

Whoever eats the most chicken of the woods eats the most pinfeathers- I mean dirty bits

[@njrcolne]

Chicken--mushroom chicken pie?

[@tomasavendanozacarias5205]

yea "no chickens were harmed during the making of this video" ok bud did any woods got harmed I THINK SO

[@AdvancePlays]

So I know why they say you ought not to clean mushrooms with water, as it can absorb it and become wet. But what's the trouble with that? All it means is it'll take slightly longer to cook and evaporate the water off, and maybe make it harder if you're searing them. If it means not chucking or wasting dirtier sections, the extra minutes don't bother me.

[@AtomicShrimp]

I find it makes them unpleasant to handle and they do seem to cook differently to me. If they are that dirty that they would need washing, I just pass them over and don't pick.

[@psychosoma5049]

I don't think you needed that pie-funnel..... lol

[@kanesmith8271]

30 bucks a pound tho

[@kanesmith8271]

also, that's a very nice pie

[@aaa-vx8ke]

That’s why you pick it

[@AimeeColeman]

I mean, you put egg in it, and male chicks are ground live after hatching or gassed because they're surplus to the egg industry, so technically some chickens were harmed during the making of this pie.

[@captainsunburn8510]

At 5:27... Did you just spit in the pan???

[@AtomicShrimp]

no

[@Dynamikcheese]

Hahahaha. Had to rewatch and it actually creased me.

[@2latis83]

"That's a fine looking pie" Pie: *Is burnt*

[@papayer]

how is that burned to you lmao

[@NachaBeez]

Not even remotely burnt. The darker bits are gravy.

[@myisathletics3433]

lmao dude, again! Again your here eating that meaty fungus! uuuuuggghhhhhhhh!!!!

[@BeachGirl34236]

No chickens were harmed but a pig was definitely massacred

[@CaelVK]

But harming other living beings that can mostly feel pain is the fun thing about cooking

[@CaelVK]

Oh there is bacon. Good stuff

[@Clown_the_Clown]

W-what? Are you trying to make some retarded vegan comment?

[@lilithstorm7026]

"no chickens were harmed in the making of this video" sadly a sadly a pig was. Why take a perfectly tasty mushrooms and throw the dead flesh of an animal in there?

[@AtomicShrimp]

I'm not a vegetarian

[@lilithstorm7026]

@@AtomicShrimp I can see that lol That doesn't really answer the question though, in fact it would lead to a further question, why not?

[@AtomicShrimp]

What a strange question

[@lilithstorm7026]

@@AtomicShrimp It does sound a bit strange, I'll re words it, why pay for a sentient being who is more intelligent than a dog to be tortured and killed to eat their flesh, when it's not necessary?

[@DjJDtech]

@@lilithstorm7026 I'm guessing it's because he's omnivorous. Vegetarianism and veganism will only work out for animals if every single person stops eating meat, because then you'd have no meat industry. That's not going to happen, ever. If less people eat meat, that's less money going into the meat industry which will inevitably lead to lower welfare standards for the animals. The best thing we can do for animals is to spend a little more on our meat, buying free range, responsibly reared meat. If we all did this, animal welfare standards in the meat industry would be higher than ever. Sometimes you just need to pull your head out of your arse and look at the bigger picture

[@matthewkopp2391]

The bacon was totally unnecessary. Perhaps next time olive oil with one drop of liquid smoke.

[@Clown_the_Clown]

Why? Bacon is good!

[@Takis214]

destroyed, unhealthy, mess....