Chicken of the Woods will last up to a week in the fridge or frozen for longer, but using it fresh seems to be best in my opinion. After a few days of storage, the chicken taste isn’t as strong and it starts to soften, losing the chicken-esque texture.
We shipped out several grow bags of both Chicken of the Woods and Maitake (also known as hen of the woods) to our contract growers. They will try different methods on the bags and see if they can duplicate our success. If all goes well, you could be seeing Chicken of the Woods on our menu in the semi near future.
I was slightly surprised, however, to see a recipe for beer battered chicken of the woods. I suppose it shouldn’t surprise me, I just hadn’t thought about breading and frying it. As soon as I can get my hands on some, I’m going to be trying this.