Porcini Mushrooms- Boletus edulis Forage and Cook

Aaron Hilliard of the Kitsap Mycological Society shows us the Porcini Mushroom, Boletus Edulis. How and where they grow, commercial harvesting, cleaning and cooking. Some people claim these are the best mushrooms in the world, and we have to agree. There is something so attractive and magical about these mushrooms. They sell for big money in the market and can be difficult and dangerous to get. Please join us and subscribe to learn all about this mushroom!
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[@Ianrhys1958]

Porcini dry really well too and taste great even reconstituted. I powder them, mix with flour and make the most wonderful pasta out of it....all year long. Great video as always, thank you .

[@chef4orklife]

I can tell this brotha worked in the kitchen before. Great job looks bomb 🔥🔥🔥

[@alexburgdorf419]

First video I've seen, 98% sure he's worked in a kitchen before

[@marcm2277]

Your videos are good luck. Went out for chanterelles today in northern California, found an awesome porcini. Tis the season!

[@lanecountybigfooters5716]

A bad day mushroom hunting or fishing is time well spent anyway! We found a non-edible bolete on Saturday - very exciting, first one ever. Going for chanterelles next weekend. Fun!

[@MissTayPlays]

Oh man, this is year 1 of foraging for me and I cannot wait to get my hands on a porcini to try it ! They look so fun !!

[@scottmckibben6463]

Great Video Aaron! Looked delicious! Thank you

[@HARDERNOTSMARTER8985]

Outstanding!

[@donnacovel4460]

Aaron,your videos are so inspiring.The porcinis,yum-o! Hen of the woods are in season at NW Pennsylvania. Happy foraging ✌️

[@seanlewis3414]

That made me hungry.

[@suebar5177]

Wow…wish I could find some of those❤

[@watsonrk1]

Awesome... love the catch and cook videos!

[@missusjasus]

Much Love!

[@juicymoose907]

Yay!!!

[@physgun1]

I find these in the yard of my school, they popped up last year and came back this year.

[@michaelgeary9370]

Awesome video! We had the biggest Porcini spawn in terms of both amount and mushroom size that I've ever seen here on Lake Superior. Banger year!

[@stevejonas6333]

Great video Aaron! Thanks so much!

[@marthabeltz5078]

Awesome meal

[@joriemitchell2069]

Still hoping to find some of these this fall 🤞

[@OutdoorsWithNoNo]

Great video as always!

[@debdeepdas4221]

Great job sir.

[@daroldw4606]

Awesome Dude!!

[@jaimeortega4940]

Looked delicious always wanted to go Cepe hunting!

[@mxcgmdviii3045]

Nice! Definitely on my list. Just found a couple Maitake’s last weekend

[@styx1209]

Looks bussin 👍🏼

[@naturallynorthwest9748]

Wow that looks incredible. The homemade sauce is where its at. Loved this video and can't wait to find some Porcinis.

[@naturallynorthwest9748]

I found some porcini yesterday!

[@zhuanjifarms5050]

Yeah Brah! So effin' hungry now. Didn't find 'em locally here this year...so bummin.

[@sherilegacy8870]

Yet another awesome video! 🤤 would love to find porcini mushrooms and make that! 😋 Missed your puppers though!!

[@carondance]

Are any of the mushrooms you find also in other locations in the US? I live in the mountains of VA.

[@deballen3388]

I found 2 black velvet boletes in Quilcene today. I guess they are west of the Rockies.

[@josilynl5265]

I've found one of them up near Snoqualmie pass before

[@tripeyesquare1743]

Can you find porchini in banner? I want to make some for my family. Loving the videos!! ❤

[@clintmanning4004]

What's your opinion on slimy jacks? We have a ton of them here in Montana. Squirrels seem to like them. look really similar to the king boletes.

[@tarheelgarden]

What are your thoughts on Panellus serotinus and edibility? Seems to be some confusion. Thx

[@neilatweldtech]

Would they grow in west Kootenays, Castlegar, BC area?

[@jerryjashinsky2699]

Loved your presentation. Professional job well done. I typically don't subscribe to others, but this one is so well done that I just had to. Here in Wyoming and Utah we also get Boletus edulis and also Boletus borrowsii. Both are my favorite wild species. I'll have to try your recipe. I love them grilled on the BBQ basted with olive oil, garlic, basal, oregano, and yes, mint. Keep up the good work.

[@jetcitykitty]

Aaron, do you attend the monthly meetings at the Rotunda? Or are they Zooming, right now? Id definitely like to go to one!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I do attend them in person!

[@mschnei4]

Thanks for another cool video Aaron. Do you find porcinis are often “trail runners”, or do you have just as much luck foraging them farther off the trail? I live in Western WA and forage all the common edibles, and always wonder which ones are more likely to be found closer to the trails where spores might be more easily spread.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Definitely! My first big patch I ever discovered is right next to a trail. They seem to like that.

[@jerryjashinsky2699]

For me in Wyoming and Utah I'll often find them on edges of where conifers meet on open meadow. Species such as Coprinus comatus (Shaggy mane) I find most always on disturbed ground on the side of trails, walkways, and forest roads.

[@marthabeltz5078]

Do any grow in the Midwest, indiana,?

[@goofoffbert]

Been looking for them at 300' .. not finding them yet.

[@fattymcbastard6536]

Look in dominantly spruce forests.

[@edperry6199]

Great video. DO you have one book on PNW Mushrooms you would recommend that I get?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Mushrooms of the redwood coast is my go-to! Thanks for watching

[@jarinjones3729]

Found a good patch of shrimp russalas this weekend, would it be fair to say theres a good chance of finding lobsters in that same area? My underatanding is they essentially are russalas

[@fattymcbastard6536]

Not necessarily, but I suspect the lobsters are all done for the season by now if you're in the PNW or Southwestern BC. The host mushroom here is Russula brevipes, and they seem to appear very early in the season. I was picking lobsters in a chanterelle area a month ago when conditions were still very warm and dry. Only found one or two chanterelles, but the lobsters were everywhere.

[@elliotrobinson3515]

Hey there! I’m was a chef turned company owner. Would you like to hunt mushrooms here on orcas island and we could do a cooking video? I just did some crab brittle gill mac and cheese with chicken and thought it might be fun to team up

[@christinemagivney3562]

I have some pictures of some mushrooms I've been unable to identify and I would love someone who knows what they're talking about to take a look at them.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Are you a member of Facebook? I suggest joining some of the identification forums on Facebook and uploading them there. I can't personally appeal to all of the ID requests that come through on this channel, but the internet is a treasure trove of helpful resources and people who are more than eager to help identify your mushrooms!

[@spindext]

Where is this Mushroom buyer located? I might have something to sell when i go foraging this weekend.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Randall or Trout Lake

[@Zerosen89]

Seems like all these edible mushrooms only grow in the Pacific Northwest. Though never see mushrooms in my area, since I live in a metro with no forests near by for hundreds of miles

[@russellzauner]

What if I live where they grow? Can I just get them started on trees or logs in or near my yard? (my location is the Northern Oregon Coast Range)

[@mushroomwonderland1]

No, that would be great but they're far more elusive than that.

[@fattymcbastard6536]

Don't be duped into buying a porcini grow kit, it's a scam. If you have lots of mature sitka spruce or grand fir in your yard, you MIGHT get lucky if you introduced them, but you'd be holding your breath for a few years while they get established. If you're out foraging these, have a second container for all the ones that are fully mature and/or too buggy for consumption. Break them up, mix them in the dirt surrounding your conifer roots, and cross your fingers. Don't expect anything though.

[@bonthor7515]

Is porcini better than morels? I had morel but not porcini so I'm curious

[@JohnCouette]

Having had spring king boletes once and morels a handful of times, I would say I like the flavor and texture of the boletes over that of the morels. The texture was firm and potato like, and the flavor was mildly nutty, almost like pistachios.

[@bonthor7515]

@FeelGr8M8 wow sounds very yummy I hope I would get to eat it before I die...

[@your_eulogy2688]

Found 10lbs up at 3200ft. You say elevation doesn't matter but I've only found em high up 3k+ or on the coast never in between.

[@michaelgeary9370]

We find TONS of them around the shores of Lake Superior at only 600ft above sea level!

[@fattymcbastard6536]

It's not so much the elevation as it is the plants and trees the mushroom associates with that grow at certain elevations. At 3200 feet, you'll find them associating with the mountain hemlocks, and down near the coast, you'll find them with Sitka spruce and grand fir. I've found them 15 km from the nearest inlet (idk, maybe that's still "on the coast") at just 130m in elevation.

[@fattymcbastard6536]

I like these catch & cook videos. Some reactions to the "lesser edibles" as opposed to choice edibles would be entertaining. I've yet to see a catch & cook video for HIdeous Gomphidius, for example.

[@GuardianAngelWatcher]

What a score! What trees do they have a relationship with Aaron? @mushroomwonderland

[@michaelgeary9370]

Mostly conifers!

[@GuardianAngelWatcher]

@michaelgeary9370 thank you but I don’t know what that means lol! I know names, like maple, evergreen, cedar, etc. Would you mind giving me an example? Is a conifer a needled tree?

[@michaelgeary9370]

@@GuardianAngelWatcher Oh sorry! Yeah conifers are needled trees that grow cones for fruit/seed. So pines would be a great place to start.

[@GuardianAngelWatcher]

@@michaelgeary9370I’m surrounded here with coniferous forests, so that’s wonderful news! Thank you so much! I found a few small brittle gilled bolletes and some scotch bonnets yesterday, and that was fun! I want to find some choice edibles though!

[@marcm2277]

I have best luck with sitka spruce and Douglas fir. It's possible there are others though.

[@chef4orklife]

I can tell this brotha worked in the kitchen before. Great job looks bomb 🔥🔥🔥