How much to cook
Experienced mushroom pickers are known to be very tasty mushrooms with an unusual characteristic smell. They are quite difficult to find, but if you are lucky, the question arises of how to cook this mushroom correctly. First, let's figure out how much to cook.
For soup, the mushroom is cooked for 5 minutes after boiling. Then the water is drained and a new one is recruited. Cook in the second water for 25 minutes after boiling.
It is not necessary to cook the underfloor for frying. It is enough just to soak for a day. But for a more delicate texture, the cooking time is 30 minutes. The water must be boiled, already salted, after which you can safely fry the required amount of mushrooms.
For preparations for the winter, the cooking time is the same as for soup.
In other cases, the standard time is 30 minutes after boiling water.
How to cook
The cooking process itself is quite simple, and we will consider its description step by step:
To get rid of the pungent odor, soak for 24 hours.Rinse well in warm water before cooking.Cut off all dark parts.Pour a pot of mushrooms with water (the proper level is 3 centimeters above the mushrooms).Salt to your taste.Wait for the required time.Drain the water.Important!
Be sure to change the water at least twice while soaking. This is a prerequisite to avoid rotting the fungus.
How to salt
Like most mushrooms, poplar trees are a seasonal product. To enjoy them in winter, you can resort to standard salting. The recipe is quite simple, but it is important to comply with all conditions. For it we need the following ingredients:
- onion head;
- three cloves of garlic;
- small horseradish root;
- a bunch of tarragon;
- 4 teaspoons of salt;
- greens to taste.
You need to soak the mushrooms for pickling more than usual. On average, this takes three days with regular water changes.After they need to be washed and boiled for 30 minutes over medium heat until cooked.Peel the onion and cut into rings.We divide the peeled horseradish into five equal parts.We also remove the husk from the garlic and cut it into thin pieces.Finely chop the washed tarragon and greens.Put mushrooms in glass jars and sprinkle evenly. Gently pour the onion, garlic, horseradish, herbs and tarragon on top.We make a press on top and put the jar in a cool place, the cooking process will take 7 days. After that, podpolniks will be edible and can be stored for a long time.Answers to frequently asked questions.
What is the reason for the pungent smell of mushrooms, is it not dangerous? No, it is not dangerous. Smell is a protective property of the underfloor in nature and helps to preserve the population.Can you eat mushrooms on your diet? Yes, podpolnik is a low-calorie product, if you do not fry it in oil. It contains only 24 calories per 100 grams of mushrooms. It is quite possible to prepare various diet meals, soups and salads from them. All of these are delicious and healthy food.How to tell if a mushroom is fresh? A fresh subfloor has a wet and slippery cap.What time of the year can you find poplar trees? Quite a long time - a whole month from mid-September to the first frost. They are considered to be the last mushroom in the gathering season. But in a hot period they cannot be found.How long are fresh podpolniks kept? No more than four days. Further, it is dangerous to use them. During this time, the mushrooms must be cooked. You can use different recipes.Where can I find this mushroom? Based on the name, you can understand that this is a poplar mushroom and you need to look for it near this tree. They grow in rows or heaps. Due to the nature of the season, they are usually hidden under the leaf, but if you find one mushroom, then this is the right signal that there are definitely others nearby.