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Boletuses or redheads are edible mushrooms, second only to porcini mushrooms in taste. In various regions of Russia they are also called aspen or obabki. Finding representatives of this species is a great success. To get a tasty dish you need to know how to cook boletus mushrooms correctly. Since forest fruits are heavy food, they must be properly processed before serving.
Do you need to cook boletus mushrooms?
Aspen boletuses, as a rule, grow in aspen groves and mixed forests. They are recognized by their bright red cap and stocky leg, which is covered with scales. The pulp is dense and turns black or blue when cut. All types are edible and taste no different from each other.
Contrary to popular belief, the fruits are found not only under aspen, but also under linden, oak, poplar, willow and other trees.They have medicinal properties, help cleanse the blood and remove poisons and radionuclides. They reduce the amount of cholesterol, have a beneficial effect on the intestinal microflora, increasing immunity and having an antitumor effect.
The basic rule for choosing redheads is: do not purchase or collect old specimens. Their age is recognized by their hat. The larger it is, the older the boletus. Such fruits are not aromatic in cooked dishes and are particularly fragile, which can interfere with washing and peeling. Therefore, it is better to choose medium-sized specimens.
Mushrooms such as boletus and boletus are boiled, fried, pickled and salted. A variety of dishes are prepared from them.
Fans of “quiet hunting” note the highest degree of edibility of redheads. They can be consumed immediately or stored for the winter. But, like all mushrooms, aspen mushrooms cannot stay fresh for long. Therefore, it is advisable to process them in a short period of time. They also tend to accumulate lead and other substances harmful to human health. To remove all this, you need to properly boil the boletus.
Do you need to boil boletus before frying?
If forest fruits grow in an ecologically clean area, then harmful substances do not accumulate in them. Therefore, there is an opinion that it is not necessary to cook red mushrooms before frying.
These mushrooms are a noble species; they have a rather dense consistency that prevents them from spreading during frying. They cook wonderfully right in the pan. Fried boletuses have a bright mushroom taste. In soups and broths it is muted. Also, during cooking, many valuable substances can be released into the water, which will saturate it, but will remove the usefulness of forest fruits.
The calorie content of boiled red caps is 25 kcal per 100 g. In such fruits it is less than in fried ones. The amount of protein per 100 g is 2.17 g, fat – 0.47 g, and carbohydrates – 3.09 g.
But it is extremely rare to collect aspen trees in an ecologically clean place. Therefore, if a person is not ready to eat fried redheads without preliminary heat treatment, then they are boiled.
Do you need to boil boletus before freezing?
Thanks to modern technologies, among which freezing occupies a special place, collected products retain their beneficial properties for a long period of time.
Aspen fruits are a dietary product, and their energy value and nutritional value depend on the method of preparation.
Before freezing redheads, experienced lovers of “quiet hunting” recommend boiling them.
Reasons why they do this:
- immediately after defrosting, the product can be eaten;
- after cooking, the size decreases, which saves space in the freezer;
- toxins are destroyed.
How to cook boletus mushrooms
Aspen trees usually grow in groups. They are collected from late June to early October. When the first cold weather arrives, growth stops, and in October it is quite difficult to find them.
Depending on the time at which representatives of this species appear, they are called:
- spikelets – these are the first aspen trees, they grow from the end of June to the beginning of July, they do not differ in quantity;
- reapers – from mid-July to September, bear fruit abundantly;
- deciduous – from mid-September to frosts in October.These are mostly redheads.
Once the aspen trees are harvested, they must be properly processed before further preparation. The first thing you need to do is boil the forest fruits.
For this you will need:
- boletus;
- cooking container;
- water;
- cleaning knife.
How to cook:
- Clean high-quality boletuses, preferably freshly harvested, from grass, adhering pine needles, dirt and leaves.
- Rinse in a bowl of cool water or under the tap. You can pre-fill the redheads with cold water for 60 minutes. This is done to make it easier to clean, to remove the bitterness and harmful substances that the mushrooms absorbed from the soil and air.
- Remove films from caps.
- Pour cold water into the prepared cooking container. Then add the boletus and cook over medium heat.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. When the mushrooms cook, foam may appear that needs to be removed.
- Then transfer the redheads to new boiling salted water, cook until they sink to the bottom and the liquid becomes clear.
- Place the boiled boletus in a colander and let the water drain.
After this, the mushrooms can be cooked in any way. Boil soup or add them to a second dish, fry them, and also roll them into jars for the winter or freeze them.
How long to cook boletus mushrooms
How many minutes to pre-cook the boletus depends on what will be prepared from the harvested crop.To prepare soups, before frying, freezing, pickling or pickling, you need to boil mushrooms for different times.
How long to cook boletus until tender?
The fruits are recommended to be eaten with caution by people who have liver and kidney diseases. The product is difficult to digest by the body. But it is perfect for those who recently underwent surgery or got rid of inflammatory or infectious diseases.
While in the forest or at the market, when collecting or purchasing boletus mushrooms, special attention is paid to their quality. Choose young and healthy fruits. Check this with a knife by cutting the cap or stem. Sometimes worms are found in aspen trees. If there is even the slightest possibility of a low-quality product, it is not used.
Boletus mushrooms are boiled after boiling for 20 minutes over medium heat. Then they change the water and, to bring them to readiness, boil them even before they sink to the bottom. The liquid should become clear.
In the case when you need to cook dried aspen boletuses, a number of nuances also arise. Before cooking, they are placed in water for 6 hours and soaked to make them softer. Then they wash it, change the water and put it on the fire. Boil dried boletus until tender for at least 2-3 hours.
How long to cook boletus mushrooms before frying
If you need to boil the boletus before frying, do not do it for long. It is important not to overcook them, as they will then lose their beneficial properties.
To fry 1 kg of mushrooms you will need:
- 2 large onions;
- sunflower oil;
- salt, spices - to taste.
Prepare like this:
- Peel the redheads, wash them, cut them into pieces.
- Place in a saucepan, add water and place over medium heat. Let it boil.In order to preserve the special and characteristic taste, the cooking time for boletus mushrooms should be no more than 10 minutes after boiling. During the cooking process, you need to remove the foam.
- Immediately after boiling, transfer to a colander and let the water drain. This is required to obtain a golden crust during frying.
- Then place in a well-heated frying pan with oil and fry for 20 minutes over high heat until cooked.
- Peel, chop and cook the onion separately in another frying pan until translucent.
- Mix the contents of both pans and let sit for a few minutes without heating.
A second option for preparing this dish is also possible. It differs in the time of preliminary boiling of forest fruits. Boil redheads for 20 minutes. Then fry them until cooked for 10 minutes.
How long to cook boletus before freezing
Boletus mushrooms are considered useful due to the content of vitamins A, C, PP, and group B in them. In addition, the fruits help compensate for the lack of iron, phosphorus and potassium in the body. They also contain amino acids that help strengthen the human body.
Young specimens are selected for freezing. They need to be prepared first:
- Sort, clear of debris, rinse under running water. If there are a lot of aspen trees, you can process the caps with legs separately.
- It is advisable to soak for several hours. Then cut into pieces of the same size.
- After this, cook the boletus for freezing for the winter for 40 minutes, always changing the liquid. During the process, foam will appear, which must be removed immediately.
- When the boletus is cooked, you need to transfer it to a colander and wait until the liquid drains.
- Then place on a board (preferably in one layer) and place in the freezer.
- When the product is slightly frozen, fold it for long-term storage. Place as many boletus boletuses in one bag as can be completely used at a time.
How long to cook boletus before marinating
Redheads are very well suited for winter preparations. They can be pickled and salted. Before such culinary processing, the mushrooms must be boiled. The broth in which aspen mushrooms were cooked turns out very dark, almost black. To avoid this, forest fruits are immersed in boiling water for 15 minutes before cooking.
To marinate 1 kg of boletus take:
- 4 tbsp. water;
- 1 tbsp. l. salt;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 5 allspice peas
- 1 bay leaf;
- 2 clove buds
- 1 sprig of dill;
- 1 tbsp. 9% table vinegar;
- 1 pinch of ground cinnamon.
How to cook:
- Clean the mushrooms from dirt and wash them. Cut into large pieces.
- Pour water over the redheads and cook for 30 minutes, skimming off the foam. The liquid should be no more than a third of the height of the pan. During cooking, the mushrooms will release juice, and thus the deficiency will be compensated.
- Prepare the marinade.
- Place boletus mushrooms in a saucepan and pour in the prepared liquid. Cook the fruits after boiling for another 5 minutes.
- Then, if necessary, add salt and let it brew for 3 minutes.
- After this, put the prepared spices into jars.
- Next, place the boiled aspen mushrooms tightly and fill with strained brine to the top. Sterilize.
- At the end, add cinnamon on the tip of a knife and vinegar. Release excess air and close with lids.
Redheads are usually marinated for about a month. Store the finished product at a temperature of +8°C.
How long to cook boletus for pickling
Most housewives prefer salted boletus, which they consider an excellent snack. In addition, they are used as one of the ingredients in various dishes, for example, in salads.
It is necessary to boil boletus mushrooms for twisting.
To salt 1 kg of redheads you will need:
- 3 tbsp. l. salt;
- 2 bay leaves;
- garlic, pepper, dill - to taste.
Preparation:
- Peel, wash, cut mushrooms. Then rinse again under the tap.
- It is advisable to boil prepared forest fruits in two waters. Bring to a boil for the first time and cook for 20 minutes, skimming off the foam. Turn off the heat, drain the water.
- Then pour water into the pan and let it boil. Add salt, add aspen leaves. When they sink to the bottom and the liquid becomes clear, turn off.
- Remove the boiled boletuses from the brine and leave them in a colander for a while to dry.
- Place in sterilized jars, add spices and brine. It should cover the mushrooms completely.
- Close with lids and place in a cool place with a temperature of +5°C.
After 25 days you can eat the finished product.
Conclusion
Mushrooms are frequent guests on the table, so keeping safety in mind, you need to cook boletus mushrooms before eating them and for further cooking. Depending on what kind of cooking is involved, the boiling time is slightly different. The principle of cooking “in two waters” remains unchanged for all dishes: soups, main courses, frying, and preparations for the winter.
