Black mushrooms. Preparation of dishes from this mushroom

The black mushroom belongs to the Reticuloid family. It has a white flesh that turns red or turns pink, if it is cut. The smell is bitterish, like taste, but with a sweet aftertaste. You can meet a black mushroom in coniferous or mixed forests, from August to October. This fungus belongs to the third group, it is considered conditionally edible.

Features of cooking these mushrooms

In Russia, black mushrooms have long been used as the best snack on the table. And in Siberia these gifts of nature were the only industrial mushrooms. A black mushroom, the preparation of which begins always with soaking, is ideal for pickling and marinating. All other dishes are made from salted or marinated mushrooms. Soaking is necessary in order to get rid of bitterness and burning milky juice. Therefore, in water, the mushrooms are kept for several days, periodically changing the water. There are many dishes known, the main ingredient in which is a salted black mushroom. Preparation of some of them is considered in this article.

Black mushrooms. Recipes

Since almost all dishes contain a salted black mushroom, we start cooking with salting. So, we need the following ingredients:

• Black mackerel;
• 6 cloves of garlic;
• Root horseradish;
• Leaves of horseradish, cherry, oak and umbrella dill;
• Pepper fragrant and black peas.

For each kilogram of boiled mushrooms take 40 g of salt. Wet the washed pods under running water and boil for 10 minutes. In the tank, where the mushrooms will be picked, we put all the leaves that we have prepared, dill, half of the horse's root, 3 cloves of garlic. Then we spread mushrooms, sprinkle salt on top, add pepper, the remaining root of horseradish and cloves of garlic. Cover it all with oak leaves and put under oppression. The first 5 days we keep mushrooms at room temperature, then we remove it in a dark cool place for 40 days. Thus, we will get a delicious delicacy - a salted black mushroom. Preparation of other dishes we consider further.

Mini pizza with salted mushrooms

Below is a list of required products.

For the test:

• Cottage cheese - 130 g;
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. L;
• egg;
• 200 g of flour;
• A teaspoon of salt;
• Half a tablespoon of sugar;
• baking powder.

For filling:

• Salted black mushrooms;
• bow;
• cheese;
• mayonnaise.

Knead the dough using the products listed. Divide it into small portions, which are then rolled out. We get the basis for a mini pizza. Lubricate mayonnaise and spread the chopped onions and chopped salted black mushrooms - how to cook it, we already know. Top with grated cheese and bake in the oven until the dough blushes. It turns out very tasty pizza with a unique taste!

Black mushrooms can be used in cooking a lot of dishes. A variety of recipes, classic or non-standard, can be found in any cookbook.

When collecting black mushrooms, it is very important not to confuse them with ordinary masks, which are poisonous. Distinguish mlechnik he mushroom can be on a strong spicy smell. Despite the fact that the smell of a poisonous mushroom is pleasant, it can not be used for food. Although many mushroom pickers use dried leaves in dried and crushed form as spices.