Boletus is often called the king of the mushroom world. It contains many useful elements, it can be fried with potatoes, boiled soup, pickled and salted. The porcini mushroom will replace many meat dishes.
For pickling, it is better to choose young and dense mushrooms. Large boletus can also be used by cutting them into large pieces. First, the product is cleaned of dirt and forest debris, then it is washed well.
For those who are not going to store the workpieces for a long time, a quick cooking recipe is suitable. To salt 5 kg of boletus, you need 2 liters of water, 2 tablespoons. vinegar essence, 2 tbsp. salt and sugar, seasonings and spices: 10 peppercorns, 2 cloves, 5 cloves of garlic and the same amount of bay leaf.
According to this recipe, mushrooms are boiled three times: first in salt water, and then in marinade. The first time they are put in cold water and boiled for 5 minutes, then in new water for another 30 minutes. While the boletus is on the fire, prepare the marinade: pour salt, spices, sugar and vinegar into the water, boil for several minutes, add mushrooms and leave on fire for another 3 minutes. Boletus with marinade are laid out in jars, rolled up and, after complete cooling, put in the refrigerator.
The most delicious mushroom soup is made with boletus. This dish can be enjoyed not only in summer and autumn, but also in winter, if porcini mushrooms are properly salted.
For 2 kg of boletus, you will need 1 liter of water, 2 pinches of cinnamon, 3 tbsp. salt, 10 inflorescences of cloves, 5 black peppercorns and 2 tbsp. vinegar. Porcini mushrooms are cut, poured with water so that it is 2 times less boletus, salt is added. When the liquid boils, remove the foam and after 15 minutes add all the spices, and before turning off the heat, pour in the vinegar. The hot product is laid out in jars, rolled up, and when the porcini mushrooms have cooled, put into the refrigerator. By the way, during cooking, spices can be added only when the mushrooms no longer float, but sank to the bottom of the pan.
