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Salt can be salted hot or cold. The technology is common for all types of mushrooms. Cereals harvested for the winter retain their beneficial properties and chemical composition.
Features of salting serushki
Before you pickle the salted mushrooms at home, you need to prepare them. The collected fruit bodies are scattered and sorted by size. Young specimens will go for cold processing whole, more mature ones are better to salt with a hot method. Fruit bodies secrete bitter milky juice, oxidize at the cut, therefore, after sorting, they are processed and immediately immersed in salted water.
The sequence of preparation is as follows:
- They clean the top of the cap from dry grass, leaves and soil, remove the protective film.
- The spore-bearing layer can be left, but it is better to remove it, since there may be insects there.
- Cut off the bottom of the leg, remove the damaged areas.
- When all the fruit bodies are processed, they are washed and soaked in plenty of water.
The water should be cool, it is changed 2-3 times during the day. The procedure continues up to 2 days, by which time the fruiting bodies will lose their fragility, will be elastic, without bitterness in the taste. To salt the mushrooms in a cold way, the fruit bodies must be dry. The product is taken out of the liquid, laid out on a napkin to evaporate moisture. For a hot method, this measure is not important.
How much to cook grains before salting
Before salting in a hot way, the grains are boiled using the following technology:
- Soaked serushki are cut into several parts, small fruiting bodies are left intact.
- Place the workpiece in an enamel pot.
- Water is added 2 times more than the volume of the grasses.
- Put on fire, boil for 15 minutes, remove the foam formed during cooking.
- The water is drained, the fruiting bodies are washed.
- Pour water into a saucepan, bring to a boil.
- Salt is added to boiling water at the rate of 0.5 tbsp. l. for 3 liters of water.
- Fruiting bodies are immersed in boiling water.
The water is drained, the workpiece is ready for further processing.
How to salt gray mushrooms
The mushrooms are conditionally edible, they were assigned to the last category in terms of nutritional value due to the unexpressed taste and lack of smell. This type can only be salted, you can cook the first course, but there will be no mushroom taste. Frying fruit bodies is inappropriate. If you pickle gray-haired mushrooms for the winter, after 2 months you will get a delicious dish that will complement any menu.
You can salt the harvested crop in wooden, enameled or glass containers. The dishes are pre-prepared. A wooden barrel or barrel is poured with hot water for a day so that the wood is saturated with moisture and the container does not leak.
Then it is treated with boiling water with the addition of baking soda. Banks are sterilized, enameled dishes are cleaned with soda, filled to the brim with water, boiled.
A quick recipe for salting serushki mushrooms
You can salt the fruit bodies in a quick way. The processing time will take a little, and the workpiece will be usable in 25-30 days.
Over time, the brine can become cloudy and the product becomes sour.So that the fruit bodies do not lose their elasticity, and an unpleasant taste of iodine does not appear, the workpiece should be salted with ordinary rock salt.
The recipe will require:
- soaked mushrooms - 2.5 kg;
- salt - 150 g;
- cloves - 5 pcs.;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- dill - 4 umbrellas, can be replaced with seeds;
- horseradish leaves - 2-3 pcs.
It is recommended to salt fruit bodies using the following technology:
- The bottom of the glass jar is covered with a sheet of horseradish.
- Lay the product layer tightly.
- Sprinkle on top with salt, chopped garlic, put cloves and dill.
- The next layer follows the same pattern.
- Fill the jar to the top.
- Top up with cold unboiled water.
- Cover with a sheet of horseradish from above, set oppression, cover with a napkin.
The workpiece is removed to a cool dark room for fermentation. You can use mushrooms for long-term storage, but this will require additional processing.
Classic hot salting of serushki mushrooms
Salting the mushrooms according to this recipe takes a longer time, but the preparation is stored until the next mushroom season. Hot salting of serushki provides the following ingredients (for 2 kg of raw materials):
- currant or cherry leaves - 7 pcs.;
- salt - 130 g;
- citric acid - ¼ tsp;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- dill seeds - 1 tsp;
- allspice or black pepper - 14 peas.
You need to salt the mushrooms using the following technology:
- Boil the soaked mushrooms, put them in a colander to completely drain the liquid.
- A little salt is poured into the bottom of a sterilized glass container, a few peppercorns and dill seeds are placed.
- Serushki are poured with a layer of no more than 5 cm.
- Salt and add spices layer by layer, including garlic and currant leaves.
- The workpiece is filled with boiling water.
- Leave uncovered for a few minutes to allow air to escape completely.
Banks are covered with nylon or metal lids, removed to the basement. After 40-45 days, the product is ready. After removing the lid, the jar is stored in the refrigerator.
Cold pickling of gray salted mushrooms
You can salt this type in a cold way according to the recipe for any mushrooms. Processing does not require pre-boiling. Before salt the serushki, they are soaked for at least 2-3 days, using a wooden or enamel container.
For the recipe you need spices:
- Bay leaf;
- umbrellas or dill seeds;
- horseradish leaves or root;
- peppercorns.
You need to salt, observing the sequence:
- Salt is poured into the bottom of the container.
- They put a layer of fruit bodies, sprinkle abundantly with salt, about 100 g of salt will be required per layer on an enamel pan with a volume of 50 liters or a wooden barrel.
- Spices are added.
- Fall asleep in layers to the top.
- Cover with gauze, set oppression.
The workpiece is removed to the basement. Over time, mold forms on the surface. The gauze is washed in warm water. Mold is also removed from the oppression with water with the addition of soda (1 tsp for 2 liters of water).
Hot salting of serushki with volvushki
Both species are tubular species with the same nutritional value and bitter milky juice. The whites are light, and the serushki are dark gray, after processing the fruit bodies retain their color, the workpiece after mixing will look aesthetically pleasing. You can salt with or without spices. For 1 kg of mushrooms, you will need 40 g of salt.
Recipe for hot salting of gray-haired mushrooms and volvushki:
- Mushrooms are soaked for 2 days.
- Boil for 20 minutes.
- Jars are sterilized.
- Salt is poured onto the bottom of the container and each layer is poured with it.
- Seals well so that there are as few air pockets as possible.
- Gauze and cargo are placed on top of the cans.
A day later, when the fruit bodies let the juice out, the jars are closed with lids and put into the basement. After 15 days, the product can be included in the diet.
Terms and conditions of storage
The workpieces are stored in a dark room at a temperature not exceeding +5 0C, the best option is a pantry or basement. If the harvested crop is salted in large containers, the cargo is periodically washed, the mold is removed. After opening the jar, the product is stored in the refrigerator.If the harvested crop is salted in a cold way, it is stored within 8 months, after thermal processing - 10-12 months.
Conclusion
You can salt the grains according to any selected recipe, using the cold or hot method. Fruit bodies are soaked for at least a day, the water is changed several times. Subject to the technology of salting, the product is stored for a long time without losing its taste and presentation.
