Champignons are in demand among people, these mushrooms are even jokingly called "forest meat". It is impossible to get poisoned with champignons, but you can buy them in almost any supermarket that is within walking distance from home. How and how much to cook champignons at home?
First of all, it should be said that eating these mushrooms is extremely useful, because they contain protein that is easily absorbed by the body and many amino acids necessary for the dynamic development of a person. In addition to this, nutritionists also recommend taking mushrooms - mushrooms are low in calories and help regulate cholesterol in the body.
There are many options for cooking these mushrooms, let's focus on cooking. How much to cook champignons? If you have fresh mushrooms, the cooking time will be only 5-7 minutes. Champignons in a double boiler will be ready in 10 minutes, and in a slow cooker with the "stewing" mode turned on in 20 minutes. If you purchased frozen mushrooms, then after defrosting, you need to release them into water and cook for 10 minutes. The owners of the pressure cooker will reduce this time to 5 minutes.
Tip: mushrooms will not change their color or darken if you add 2 grams of lemon acid to boiling water. This dose is calculated for 1 kilogram of mushrooms.
How to cook mushrooms for a salad?
First, dip the mushrooms in a colander and rinse them with cold water. If the stem of the champignon is dark, then if desired, it can be cut off.
Take a saucepan and fill it with water, add a couple of pinches of salt, if you wish, you can also add a few peas and bay leaves to create a fragrant dish.
The saucepan is put on fire. As soon as the water starts to boil, add citric acid - the mushrooms will not darken. Now add the mushrooms, cook them for 7 minutes.
Use a colander to drain the water - just throw the mushrooms onto it.
Wait until the mushrooms have cooled, cut them into pieces and add to the salad. If you want to cook "in reserve", then drain the water into the jar, dip the mushrooms there and send the dishes to the refrigerator until the desired time.
How to cook champignons for soup?
Rinse the mushrooms, cut them into pieces.
Pour water into a saucepan and put it on medium heat.
After boiling water, add mushrooms and a pinch of salt. The dish will be ready in 5 minutes.
Drain the water, now the mushrooms can be added to the soup or packaged in bags and put into the freezer.
