Forest Foray, Finale

Finally, the find.

Chicken of the Woods (Polyporous sulphureous), King of the TLC* Fungi!

This is the definition of a fruitful foray, indeed.

Pay special attention to the lobe at the upper left in the above photo.

Now look at the same lobe, immediately below. This feast is big enough to share.

Clearly, this was the place to be. Feasting for all.

We harvested these fine specimens by gently breaking them away from their host tree stump. Being greedy, we decided to leave the slugs and bugs behind.
Dirt was quickly brushed away. Tender outer edges (outermost 2-4 inches) trimmed away and then sliced radially into 1/8-inch wide wedges.
Into the pan with some butter (OK, Julia, not just "some") on fairly high heat, plus one thinly sliced vidalia onion, plus some cinnamon, hot pepper and 2 skin-on boneless chicken thighs. Keeping the heat up to get things browned and caramelized.
Add some broccoli florets towards the end, stir, add some white wine, turn down the heat and cover until chicken is no longer pink. Then destroy the evidence.
Time from Forest to Finish: 20 minutes of foray + 20 minutes prep and cook + 20 minutes of dinner = 1 hour very well spent.

(*TLC = "tastes like chicken")