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Many summer residents grow oyster mushrooms on their plots. And those who cannot devote time to this activity are happy to use store-bought ones. There are countless dishes prepared from mushrooms. First and second courses, appetizers and salads, sauces and gravies, stews and roasts. But mushroom caviar from oyster mushrooms is something special.
It’s good as a side dish or as an independent dish. And for filling pies, vegetable and meat zrazas, and pancakes, you can’t think of anything better. Fast, tasty, healthy. Preparation does not take much time, the result is always excellent. Some housewives prepare caviar from oyster mushrooms for the winter, and some consider it optional. These mushrooms are out of season and can be bought fresh at any time of the year. The recipes do not have a special variety of ingredients, because excess additives will overwhelm the taste of the mushrooms. However, there are still some preparation nuances. Let's look at these subtleties with step-by-step photos.
Preparing products for mushroom caviar
Mushroom caviar from oyster mushrooms, the recipe for which we will consider includes mushrooms, onions, herbs and spices. The proportions will be like this:
- You will need 0.5 kg of oyster mushrooms;
- take 300 g of onion;
- 70 ml of vegetable oil is enough;
- greens - a bunch (variety to taste);
- salt, favorite spices, garlic, lemon juice - everything to taste and preference.
Well-known recipes for oyster mushroom caviar are very loyal to the composition of the components.So changing the quantity will affect the taste, but who knows what you'll like best?
Let's start preparing products for caviar.
The main role belongs to mushrooms. Let's start with them.
- We wash the oyster mushrooms under running water. There is no particular dirt on the product, so do not try to immerse them in water too much. After rinsing, transfer to a colander and let the remaining liquid drain.
- Peel the onion, wash it and finely chop it.
- Wash the greens under running water and chop finely.
- Peel the garlic and chop it in a convenient way.
Mushroom caviar can be prepared using different methods of heat treatment of the product. Oyster mushrooms are either fried or boiled beforehand. Many people generally prefer to take raw ones. Let's look at the recipes for all the options.
Caviar from fried foods
Cut the mushrooms into small pieces or slices, pour over lemon juice.
Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan. Fry the oyster mushrooms in oil until slightly browned.
Pour in half a glass of clean water and simmer for forty minutes over low heat.
Fry the onion separately in sunflower oil, at the end of frying add chopped garlic and do not turn off the stove for another 1 minute.
Place the prepared ingredients + salt, allspice, chopped herbs into a blender bowl and bring the contents to a paste.
That's it, our caviar can be served.
The option for preparing for the winter requires placing the product in sterile jars.
Then you will need to place them in a pan of water and sterilize the contents for at least 30 minutes. To be sure, cooks add a little vinegar when frying the mushrooms, but this is not necessary. After all, lemon juice is also a good preservative.
Carrots give good taste.The juiciness and slightly sweet taste of the root vegetable will enrich the caviar. Add 1-2 carrots to the onions during frying to evaluate the difference from the classic version.
We use boiled oyster mushrooms
Boil the washed mushrooms in clean water for 20 minutes. Cool and grind in a meat grinder. Fry the onion, mix all the necessary ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes. The caviar is ready. Frying the oyster mushrooms after cooling will help diversify the taste of the snack.
The recipe for oyster mushroom caviar with vegetables is very popular. To this appetizer add bell pepper (300 g), green tomatoes (250 g) and red tomatoes (250 g), carrots and onions (300 g each).
We prepare and boil the mushrooms, set them to cool, and grind them in a meat grinder separately from the rest of the products.
Grind the vegetables in a meat grinder, heat the vegetable oil in a cauldron and fry the mixture for 15 minutes.
Add mushrooms, simmer the caviar for 1 hour over low heat. At the end of cooking, add spices, salt, herbs, vinegar and heat for 10 minutes.
This recipe can also be prepared for the winter by first preparing the jars. But the mixture will have to be sterilized.
Choose any option you like and feel free to start cooking. Caviar will be a stunning highlight of the dinner table.
