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Umbrellas are not very popular among lovers of quiet hunting, since many do not know about their high taste. In addition, the harvested crop has a surprisingly pleasant aroma. After the initial processing, it is important to figure out how to properly prepare the umbrella mushroom in order to enjoy its impeccable taste.
Collect umbrellas from July to September
How to prepare mushroom umbrellas for cooking
It is important to know not only how to prepare edible mushroom umbrellas, but also how to properly process them. First, the collected fruits are sorted out, leaving only whole specimens. Do not use soft and wormy mushrooms. After that, they are cleaned, washed and boiled.
It should also be remembered that you cannot collect umbrellas in polluted places, near the highway and factories. Mushrooms well absorb all toxins and harmful substances that do not leave the product even after prolonged heat treatment.
How to peel mushroom umbrellas
Proper processing of the umbrella mushroom is the key to delicious winter harvesting. In almost all varieties of this fungus, the leg is unsuitable for food, as it is excessively tough and fibrous. It is not cut off with a knife, but twisted out of the cap. But don't throw them away right away. Legs can be dried, then ground and added to soups or main courses as mushroom seasoning.
Fruits with a not very scaly surface are washed under water, rubbing lightly with your fingers. But caps with a large number of scales must first be scraped off with a knife, and then washed from dirt. After such a simple preparation, you can use the mushroom umbrellas for further cooking.
How to cook umbrellas
You don't need to boil mushrooms to make a fried or stew. It is enough to clean them and immediately use them for cooking. If heat treatment is provided, then boil them over medium heat for a maximum of 10 minutes. Otherwise, the taste of the fruiting bodies will become worse.
You can only cook delicious dishes from hats.
How to cook mushroom umbrellas
Umbrella mushroom dishes are very varied. The easiest method to prepare a harvested crop is to fry in a pan. Hot first courses are very tasty and aromatic. At the same time, the broth comes out rich and aromatic.
Pre-fried and boiled fruits are a great filling for homemade baked goods and pizzas. Also added to salads. For preparation for future use, they are canned. Umbrellas are very tasty pickled mushrooms and in the form of caviar.
Umbrella mushroom recipes
There are different ways to cook umbrella mushrooms. The main condition is to follow the recommendations and advice of the selected recipes. After harvesting, the forest crop must be immediately processed, as the umbrellas quickly deteriorate.
The fruits can be sorted out, washed, placed in containers or bags and frozen. Thanks to such a preparation, it will be possible to cook aromatic summer dishes at any time of the year. Frozen mushrooms are taken out in advance, since the product needs to be thawed only in the refrigerator compartment. Do not put them in water or microwave to speed up the process.Due to the sharp temperature drop, they will become soft, lose their taste and nutritional qualities.
The step-by-step recipes below will help you cook a variety of mushroom umbrellas. All the proposed options are budgetary and do not require much time.
How to properly fry mushroom umbrellas
If you cook fried umbrellas, they will taste like chicken breast. At the same time, they come out satisfying and fragrant. If you add a little chopped greens, garlic to the composition and sprinkle with cheese shavings, you will be able to create a real culinary masterpiece.
In flour
The recipe with the photo will tell you how to cook the mushrooms umbrellas correctly so that they turn out to be juicy and tender. If you use butter, then the finished dish will acquire a pleasant aftertaste.
Required Ingredients:
- mushrooms umbrellas - 10 fruits;
- pepper;
- flour - 120 g;
- salt;
- oil - 50 ml.
How to cook:
- Remove the legs and rinse the caps thoroughly. Dry. To speed up the process, you can blot with napkins.
- Pour salt and pepper into flour. Dip the prepared product.
- Heat oil in a saucepan. Lay out the blanks. Fry for seven minutes. Turn over and cook until golden brown.
Cooking fried mushrooms is healthier in olive oil
Breaded
Cooking mushroom umbrellas, which are also called kurniks, is delicious in batter. Such a dish will take its rightful place on the festive table and will help to decorate a family dinner.
Required components:
- mushrooms umbrellas - 10 fruits;
- pepper;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- salt;
- flour - 170 g;
- oil - 70 ml;
- bread crumbs - 120 g.
How to cook:
- Unscrew the legs. Clean the hats and rinse well. If they are large, then cut into several pieces, but you can cook whole.
- Stir the eggs with a whisk until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add flour. Stir. There should be no lumps left in the resulting mass. If it does not come out to break them with a whisk, then you can use a hand blender.
- Dip each cap in flour, then place in egg mixture. Breaded in breadcrumbs.
- Warm up the oil. It should be hot. Lay out the blanks. Brown on each side.
Serve the finished dish warm, garnished with herbs
How to pickle mushroom umbrellas
Recipes with videos and photos will help you prepare mushroom umbrellas for the winter. A properly canned dish will retain its flavor and texture for one year. In this case, the workpiece must be stored in the basement or refrigerator compartment. At room temperature, mushroom umbrellas should be consumed within six months.
With vinegar
This is a basic recipe that will appeal to all lovers of mushroom dishes. Do not use pickling feet.
Required Ingredients:
- mushrooms umbrellas - 1 kg;
- black peppercorns - 4 g;
- water - 480 ml;
- allspice - 4 g;
- citric acid - 6 g;
- salt - 80 g;
- cinnamon - 2 g;
- sugar - 20 g;
- cloves - 2 g;
- vinegar - 80 ml (9%).
How to cook:
- Remove hard scales with a knife. Cut into caps. Transfer to a sieve and rinse thoroughly.
- Wait until all the water is drained.
- Boil 1 liter of water. Salt and add half of the citric acid. Skim off the foam during cooking.
- Pour water into a separate container, the volume of which is indicated in the recipe. Warm up. Sprinkle in salt, remaining citric acid, pepper, cinnamon, sugar and cloves. Stir and let it boil.
- Take out the boiled umbrellas with a slotted spoon and transfer to the marinade. Cook for five minutes. Pour in vinegar.
- Cook for five minutes. Transfer to sterilized containers.
- Pour in boiling marinade. Transfer to hot water and sterilize for half an hour.
- Close with a plastic lid and wait until it cools completely.
Pickled umbrellas will be ready in 20 days
With honey
Unusual in taste, but at the same time fragrant, tender and crispy, mushrooms come out if cooked with mustard and honey.
You will need:
- umbrellas - 1 kg;
- allspice - 3 g;
- table mustard - 20 g;
- black currant leaves - 5 pcs.;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- mustard beans - 10 g;
- cherry leaves - 5 pcs.;
- honey - 20 g;
- cloves - 2 g;
- water - 0.7 l;
- parsley;
- salt - 10 g;
- wine vinegar 6% - 60 ml;
- vegetable or olive oil - 60 ml.
How to cook:
- Unscrew the legs. Scrape the hats with a knife. Cut into pieces. Rinse.
- To boil water. Sprinkle salt and add mushroom umbrellas.
- Cook for 10 minutes. In the process, foam will form, which must be removed.
- Throw in leaves, peppers, cloves. Pour in oil. Cook for a quarter of an hour.
- Get forest fruits with a slotted spoon. Add mustard and vinegar to the marinade. Lay out the honey. If it is thick, then melt it first.
- Cut the garlic cloves into small cubes. Chop greens. Pour into the marinade. Mix.
- Put mushrooms in prepared containers. Pour marinade over. Close with lids.
Store the workpiece at a temperature of + 2 ° ... + 8 ° C
How to pickle mushroom umbrellas
There are different ways to salt umbrellas for the winter. Regardless of the option chosen, the mushrooms are tasty and crispy.
Cold method
This option is suitable for daily meals. The recipe is the most convenient and not laborious.
Required components:
- umbrellas - 1.5 kg;
- salt - 45 g.
How to cook:
- You cannot wash the forest product. It is enough to wipe it with a soft sponge to get rid of debris.
- Unscrew the legs. Put the caps in a container so that they are plates up.
- Sprinkle each layer with salt.
- Close with gauze. Put oppression. Leave for four days.
- Transfer to glass jars and refrigerate.
Store salted mushrooms only in the refrigerator
Hot way
This option is more time consuming, but no less tasty. Following all the recommendations, it will turn out to prepare a delicious crispy appetizer the first time.
Required products:
- calcined vegetable oil;
- umbrellas - 2 kg;
- spice;
- dill - several umbrellas;
- salt - 70 g;
- garlic - 7 cloves.
How to cook:
- Cut the caps into pieces.
- To boil water. Throw in the mushrooms. When they sink to the bottom, get it out with a slotted spoon. Cool down.
- Put in jars, sprinkle each layer with salt, spices and chopped garlic.
- Pour the broth in which the umbrellas were cooked.
- Put the workpiece in a pot of water and sterilize for 20 minutes.
- Pour 40 ml of calcined oil into each container. Cool and store in the basement.
Salted mushrooms are stored in a basement at a temperature of + 2 ° ... + 8 ° C
How to make caviar from umbrella mushrooms
It is delicious to cook caviar from fresh umbrella mushrooms for the winter. The dish is used not only as an independent dish, but also as an appetizer. This is a great convenience food for mushroom sauce or puree soup. In a closed container, caviar can be stored for a month.
With lemon juice
You can cook caviar not only with the addition of sour cream. If desired, replace it with mayonnaise or unsweetened yogurt.
Required components:
- umbrellas - 1.5 kg;
- ground pepper - 5 g;
- onions - 460 g;
- tomato paste - 90 ml;
- garlic - 7 cloves;
- vegetable oil;
- sour cream - 150 ml;
- salt;
- lemon juice - 70 ml.
How to cook:
- Unlike most recipes, not only caps are used for caviar, but also legs. They need to be cleared of forest debris. Cut into pieces and rinse.
- Cover with water and cook for 10 minutes. Put in a colander and wait until all excess liquid drains.
- Transfer to a pan in which the oil is preheated. Switch the cooking zone to medium. Simmer until all the moisture released has evaporated.
- Chop the onions. The pieces should be medium. Send to a stewpan. Cook until golden brown.
- Combine all fried foods. Beat with a blender. The mass should become homogeneous. Send to the pan.
- Pour sour cream. Put out a quarter of an hour. The fire should be minimal. Stir constantly so that the mass does not burn.
- Add the garlic passed through a press. Pour in tomato paste, then juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir regularly.
- Transfer to banks.When the workpiece has cooled, close the lids and put in the refrigerator.
- You can fill sterilized jars with caviar while hot, then put in a saucepan with hot water and sterilize for half an hour.
- Then roll up. In this case, the shelf life will increase to six months.
To make the caviar more aromatic, you can add bay leaf and cinnamon to the composition.
With vegetables
Delicious, nutritious and very healthy caviar will become indispensable in the kitchen. Serve with all cereals and potatoes in any form. It is easy to prepare it from the available products.
- umbrellas - 1 kg;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- vegetable oil;
- onions - 260 g;
- allspice;
- carrots - 130 g;
- salt;
- tomatoes - 400 g.
How to cook:
- Clean the forest harvest from pollution. Rinse. Pour in water and cook for a quarter of an hour.
- Drain the liquid. Cool the fruits and cut into pieces.
- Send to a meat grinder and grind.
- Chop the onion. Grate the carrots. Use a medium grater.
- Transfer the mushrooms to a saucepan with oil. Darken for a quarter of an hour. Stir constantly during the process.
- Fry the chopped vegetables separately. Drain the juice into the skillet.
- Chop the tomatoes. The circles should be thin. Fry in vegetable juice.
- Transfer to a meat grinder. Grind. Connect with umbrellas.
- Add chopped garlic. Fry, stirring constantly for a quarter of an hour.
- Transfer to containers. When cool, close the lids. Store in the refrigerator for a month.
Caviar from umbrellas can be spread on pita bread
Calorie content of mushrooms umbrellas
Umbrellas themselves are dietary items. Their calorie content in 100 g is 34 kcal. Depending on how you prepare them and what ingredients you add, the indicator will change. Mushrooms cooked in flour contain 151 kcal per 100 g, in batter - 174 kcal, pickled with vinegar - 26.85 kcal, with honey - 43 kcal, caviar with lemon juice - 44 kcal, with vegetables - 31 kcal.
Conclusion
As you can see from the proposed recipes, even a novice culinary specialist can cook an umbrella mushroom, if you follow all the tips and tricks. Chopped herbs, crushed nuts, spices and herbs added to the composition will help diversify the taste of dishes. Spicy lovers can safely prepare umbrellas with red or green hot peppers.
