Steamed or fried mushrooms - a dish popular in many European countries. Appetizing forest mushrooms or mushrooms - a great appetizer Low calorie snacks   or full hot dish that will appeal to adults and children. How to fry the mushrooms so they get a delicious and healthy?

"Forest meat"

What is a mushroom? Surprisingly, this question has not yet found a clear answer. The study of fungi has been a special branch of biology - mycology. Today, it is believed that the fungi belong to the plant kingdom, but at different times be identified as animals and even minerals. Species of fungi there are about half a million, but not all of them can be eaten.

By the edible varieties are some wild mushrooms, as well as varieties that are grown specifically (it is mostly mushrooms and oyster mushroom). Some species of fungi can be eaten raw, while others need to be heat treated.

Edible and inedible

Edible mushrooms contain a lot of protein and can be used as alternatives to meat. In addition, the mushrooms are high in fiber, low in calories and no fat at all - all this makes "forest meat" extremely valuable product. At the same time, the mushrooms - pretty heavy food. Due to the high content of chitin are poorly digested, so the use of mushrooms should be limited to seniors and preschoolers, as well as all that is suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas.

However, like mushrooms even primarily for their benefit and for their wonderful taste. Salted and pickled, in soups and snacks, cakes and salads, as a basis for hot dishes or as fragrant spices - mushrooms are always good. Many national dishes such as Russian, Polish, French, without fungi unthinkable: forest gifts are part of the set of dishes. Some people prefer to use in cooking specially grown mushrooms, while others prefer the fragrant forest varieties.

Poison mushrooms - are not uncommon, and the consequences of such poisoning can be fatal: the mushrooms are often deadly. If there is the slightest doubt that the mushroom is edible, it is better not to put it in a basket, or to cancel the purchase. Of course, mushrooms, which are sold in stores are thoroughly tested, but private sellers are often careless.

But even edible mushrooms may be poisonous. This occurs when the mushrooms grow in unfavorable from the viewpoint of environmental areas, such as near roads. Incorrect or too long storage also make good mushrooms dangerous. Finally, improper preparation can also lead to mushroom poisoning. Such poisoning do not lead to death, but it's nice to have a little anyway. Therefore, it is important to boil or fry mushrooms.

Preparation for frying

Wild mushrooms before cooking should be thoroughly cleaned of debris and earth, and rinse. This procedure is necessary, although it slightly reduces the flavor of the dish. Champignons before cooking is sometimes enough to thoroughly clean linen Len: revived classic or fashion disaster?   cloth.

Wild mushrooms before cooking is recommended to soak in water with vinegar. So-called "conditionally edible" mushrooms must also be pre-boiled. Regarding the need for pre-cooking of other species of fungi have different opinions: some believe that the decoction for 3-5 minutes needed someone advises catches mushrooms in a frying pan. It depends, however, and the type of mushrooms: white, for example, had not previously boiled and volnushki and mushrooms can not do without this procedure.

Regardless, boiled mushrooms, soaked or simply washed with water, before frying them need to be dried. Typically, this is done using paper towels. Furthermore, fungi, especially if they are large, cut into pieces of approximately equal size: it will provide uniform cooking.

Roasting

Fry the mushrooms in several ways. For the preparation of fried mushrooms and onion in vegetable oil, first fry the onions, then add the mushrooms and bring a dish until done, stirring it constantly. On average, mushrooms prepared about ten to fifteen minutes. Half the time they need to fry in hot oil over high heat without a lid, stirring occasionally, and then cover with a lid and simmer on low heat. Salt is added in a couple of minutes until cooked.

You can fry the mushrooms anyway. First, you need a good warm up a thick (preferably cast-iron) skillet. Then put it in the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until all the juice, which is released from the mushrooms has evaporated. After that, the fungi is added a small amount of vegetable oil, and the dish is brought to readiness. You can at the end of cooking add to the dish sour cream Smetana: untold riches of Russian cuisine .

Mushrooms can be fried in plenty of boiling oil that is deep-fried. Since mushrooms are prepared very quickly and can be obtained only juicy and fragrant, but the energy value thus prepared mushrooms can grow several times.

Regardless of what kind and how the mushrooms are prepared, they need to add salt to the end of cooking. Not bad also add to the mushrooms a bit of black pepper. But other spices best used sparingly or not at all use - fragrant spices can kill a delicate mushroom flavor and aroma. Suffice it before serving sprinkle with fresh dill herbs mushrooms and finely chopped green onions, to emphasize the delicious mushroom taste. And the best side dish to fried mushrooms to be fried or boiled potatoes. However, mushrooms go well with rice, pasta, a variety of products from the test, such as pancakes.

Maria Bykov

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