How to clean mushrooms?

In order to properly prepare any mushroom dish, you must first learn how to clean the mushrooms. Because of how thoroughly the mushrooms will be cleaned, their taste will depend.

General recommendations

Any mushrooms must be cleaned before cookingrinse several times under running water. They remove the sticky leaves and conifer needles. If from a mushroom has bitten off any animal, the place of a bite is better for cutting off. It is also often found that in the stem of the fungus, and sometimes already in the hat live worms. Then this part of the fruit body is cut off. In addition, to such "residents" left their house, you can soak mushrooms for 20-30 minutes in salt water.

How to clean mushrooms champignons

Champignons are one of the most common types of mushrooms, they can be purchased in supermarkets and markets. There are several opinions on how to clean these mushrooms:

1. According to some culinary experts, champignons can not be washed with water, as it is absorbed into the mushrooms, and they become tasteless after cooking. Therefore, it is advised only to wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth, cleaning them from contamination. Also, cooks believe that the fruit bodies of champignons do not need to be cleared from the "skirt" on the stem of the fungus and to separate the upper peel from the bonnet.
2. Other experts believe that washing mushrooms(any) is simply necessary. First, it is done to protect yourself from eating harmful substances that can be found on mushrooms. Secondly, simply wiping the fruit bodies, it is impossible to be 100% sure that sand and the rest of the dirt will not remain on them, and will not grate on the teeth when using a dish of mushrooms. Also this category of cooks adheres to the opinion that the "skirt" of the mushroom and the sticky peel from the bonnet must be removed. It is these parts that contain a brown dye that spoils the look of the prepared dish.

Most cooks are limited to washing mushrooms. If the fungi are not soiled with earth and not damaged, then simple washing under cold water will be enough.

How to clean a ceps

Borovik or white fungus, which is also called the king of mushrooms - the most popular among gourmets. Experienced mushroom pickers argue that this sort of mushrooms is almost not

requires special treatment beforecooking. They believe that you do not need to cut the leg on the mushrooms, just like the rind from the bonnet. To separate the "extra", you just need to wipe the leg and hat with a special brush, which can be purchased at the store of household goods. If such a device is not available, a simple toothbrush with soft bristles will do.

The opinion of mushroom pickers, as to whether you need to wash the ceps before cooking or not - also diverge.

Raisins

The name of these fungi suggests thatthey can be eaten raw: at least those 7 species that are found on the territory of Russia. These are plate-shaped mushrooms, their caps cover the skin of various colors and shades. And, if the color of this

the film is pale (gray-green, pale yellow), then it really can not be cleared. This does not affect the taste qualities of the fungus and will not harm the person who eats it.

When the peel on the bonnet is red or bright blue, it needs to be cleaned and only after that to prepare mushrooms. As for the leg of the russet, the "skirt" is removed from it, and the "spine" is cut off.

If fungi are highly contaminated or suspected,that they could accumulate toxins, then the skin from the cap of the russula must be cleaned. In case the peel is poorly cleaned, the mushrooms can be soaked for a while. However, many peels from the russula cap are not cleaned, considering that the mushrooms are more delicious.

Features of cleaning other types of mushrooms

• The legs of birch barkers and buffaloes are cleaned according to the same principle as carrots, scraping off the top dark "coating". The hat does not clean.
• Masticates before soaking are soaked in salted water for a period of 1 hour up to a day. This is necessary in order for a bitter "milk" to come out of them. After soaking, they are cleaned with a special "mushroom" brush or knife, removing rot and black dots from the fruit body.
• Honey mash is washed several times under running water. "Skirt" is removed with a knife or brush. You can also trim the bottom of the legs if there is no time or desire to scrape off dirt and stuck leaves from them.
• Before cleaning the mushrooms,make sure that the edible mushroom is actually caught. Thus, orange juice is suitable for eating mushrooms, and white juice for poisonous ones. After the edible rozhiki washed in cold water, and then put in a warm for several hours. At the end of soaking, mushrooms are cleaned in the same way as mushrooms.