Autumn is a wonderful time to hike in the forest and pick mushrooms with a basket. If you brought home rich booty, you need to process it in such a way as to preserve aroma and taste as much as possible. Only drying mushrooms fully meets these wishes.
It is necessary
- - mushrooms;
- - clean cotton fabric;
- - threads;
- - oven with grill;
- - glass or metal jars.
Instructions
Step 1
Most lamellar mushrooms have bitterness; such a product cannot be dried, because the unpleasant aftertaste does not pass after processing. From tubulars suitable for drying: aspen mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, mushrooms, boletus, boletus, oak, goat. Marsupial mushrooms are also suitable for such processing: white truffles, morel caps, morels.
Step 2
Do not forget about tinder fungi. Of these, you can dry the ram mushroom, branched and variegated tinder fungi. Lamellar suitable for drying: autumn mushrooms, variegated umbrella-mushroom, cherry-tree mushrooms, mushrooms, deer mushrooms and fleecy scales. Of the chanterelles, only common chanterelles can be subjected to such processing.
Step 3
Mushrooms must be carefully sorted before drying. Choose the strongest and freshest foods, they should not be wormy. You can sort the mushrooms by size and variety. Thoroughly clean them of all dirt, leaves, earth and needles.
Step 4
It is undesirable to wash the mushrooms before drying, because they absorb moisture very well and stay damp longer, it is better to wipe them with a clean damp cloth. Remember to cut the mushrooms into thin, neat slices. Separate the caps from the legs, cut the thin legs lengthwise into two or four parts, and the thick ones into circles.
Step 5
The easiest option is to dry the mushrooms outdoors. To do this, it must be hot and sunny outside, the rain will spoil the mushrooms. Spread the food out on a clean cloth, which should be spread on a dry, level surface. Mushrooms should not block each other from fresh air; arrange each part separately from the other.
Step 6
You can string mushrooms on thick enough threads and hang these beads in a hot but shady place. The balcony of a city apartment is also suitable. If the weather is not suitable for drying thick, wet autumn mushrooms, use artificial heat.
Step 7
Can be oven should be 60-70 degrees. The door should be slightly open to allow fresh air to enter. The duration of this drying is 7-12 hours. When the mushrooms become brittle, the processing is complete.
Step 8
Ready-made dried mushrooms should be stored in a closed metal or glass jar in a room with a temperature of 8-10 degrees. A well-ventilated dry cellar is also suitable for this purpose. Such conditions are necessary so that the mushrooms do not absorb moisture or foreign odors, otherwise the products may become moldy and damp.
