Fried Oyster Mushrooms

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For the fried oyster mushrooms I made recently I used the following ingredients for the breading:

* gluten-free all-purpose flour (Bob's Red Mill)

* corn meal

* ground chia seed

* hemp seed (I like to keep mine frozen)

* garlic powder

* paprika

* black pepper, freshly ground

And for the binder I used:

* 1/4 cup ground flax

* 1/2 cup water

For frying, I used:

* canola oil

Mushrooms: 

* 1 box fresh oyster mushrooms

Instructions:

Mix together breading ingredients in large bowl.  

I grind my flax in a blender from the whole seeds so I know how fresh it is and can store it in the cupboard, but if you don't want to do that, pre-ground flax is readily available. Mix together ground flax and water in small bowl and stir thoroughly. Let flax sit for a few minutes to set into flax binder.

Chop up oyster mushrooms. Dip oyster mushrooms into flax binder and roll into breading mix.  Set mushrooms aside on cutting board.

Fry in canola oil on each side until crispy, turning after several minutes.  I used medium to medium low heat this time and I had fewer problems with burning, and still got a nice crispy result, so I think I'll use this heat level going forward since it works best when frying several batches of food, which I usually end up doing when I fry food.

I don't typically measure how much of each item I use in the breading.  Sometime I should do that so the results are easier to replicate.  But it's just easier to not measure since the breading doesn't require a lot of precision.