Oyster mushrooms are becoming more and more popular among cooks. There are many reasons for this. These mushrooms can be cultivated even at home, and they are very convenient to process. They are used to prepare salads, pie filling, they can be fried, salted and pickled. Oyster mushrooms grow on dry tree trunks. Accordingly, garbage hardly sticks to them. Nevertheless, it is still necessary to clean them, but it must be done correctly.
It is necessary
- - oyster mushrooms;
- - a sharp knife;
- - colander;
- - a bowl of water.
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the mushrooms. They grow in almost any forest. Take a walk where there is a lot of windbreak. It is possible that you will find oyster mushrooms there. These mushrooms are often sold in stores, mostly frozen.
Step 2
Despite the fact that oyster mushrooms do not have the ability to accumulate debris and dry leaves on the caps, it is still necessary to clean and wash them. If there are a lot of mushrooms, collect some of them in a colander and place them under a strong stream of water. Put the mushrooms washed in this way in a bowl. Rinse the second, third and remaining servings in the same way. In principle, you can soak the oyster mushrooms for a while in a basin of water, and then sort them out with your hands, removing the debris, but the colander option is more productive.
Step 3
The cleaning process is mainly about removing the damaged parts. There are also few of them, oyster mushrooms are almost never wormy. Rotten or dried out areas are sometimes found. Remove them with a sharp knife. Sticky needles or dry leaves can accidentally get caught. Remove them so they don't end up in the salad. Of course, they will not bring any harm to eaters, but such ingredients are not pleasant to everyone. After cleaning, you can rinse the mushrooms again.
Step 4
Cut the oyster mushrooms after the cleaning procedure. The shape of the pieces depends on what you are going to make of them. You can cook them in different ways. At the same time, boiled or stewed oyster mushrooms will perfectly stand for several days in the refrigerator, unlike many other mushrooms. If oyster mushrooms go for salad, cut them into small cubes or strips. They are cut in the same way for frying.
