Pickling mushrooms for the winter: simple and tasty ways

An appetizer of pickled mushrooms is a very important attribute for a festive and everyday feast. So, for example, if we are talking about fruiting bodies, then mushrooms do an excellent job with this role. It is them that many housewives often and with pleasure prepare for the winter. We offer you some simple recipes for marinating mushrooms for the winter at home.

I must say, pickling is a rather time-consuming process, because it includes several stages, including cleaning and boiling. However, the time and effort spent is fully compensated when you open a jar of delicious and fragrant mushrooms in the cold winter.

Before you learn about the easiest ways to pickle mushrooms for the winter, you need to remember some secrets of proper mushroom preparation. So, it is best to pickle small and strong mushrooms, therefore, upon arrival from the forest, the crop must be immediately sorted out and sorted. It is also necessary to cut off the lower part of the stem of each mushroom and clean it with a knife from heavy dirt. Then you should soak them in cold water, making a saline solution out of it – 1,5 tbsp. l. salt per 1 liter of water. After an hour, drain the liquid and thoroughly rinse the fruiting bodies under the tap. The next step will be preliminary boiling – the key to high-quality and proper harvesting. This procedure for honey mushrooms is 20 minutes, then they must be washed again under running water.Simple pickling of mushrooms occurs in two ways: cold and hot. In the first case, boiled mushrooms are placed in jars and poured with hot marinade. As for the second option, here the prepared fruiting bodies are boiled directly in the marinade and distributed among the jars. However, no matter which method you use, the marinade is always prepared the same way.

Variants of simple pickling for the winter differ in the addition of spices and spices. We present to your attention 4 ways that will help you prepare a delicious snack using the simplest ingredients.

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Classic pickling recipe

This winter pickling recipe is considered the simplest. It can rightly be called a classic, because it is universal for all types of fruiting bodies. It is also popular with first-time mushroom pickles.

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• Opiata boiled – 3 kg;
• Purified water – 1 l;
• Salt – 1,5 tbsp l .;
• Sugar – 3,5 Art. l .;
• Vinegar (9%) – 7 tbsp. l.;
• Bay leaf – 5 pc .;
• Black pepper (peas) – 10-12 pcs.;
• Cloves – 2 sprigs (optional)

In this recipe, we will use the hot pickling method – boiling in the marinade.

I must say that you can use frozen mushrooms, but first you need to defrost them, leaving them in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours.

1. Boil the mushrooms in the marinade, adding all the spices to it, except for the vinegar. The cooking process should last no more than 15 minutes.
2. At the very end, add vinegar and let the mass boil for a couple more minutes.
3. We distribute the mushrooms along with the marinade in sterilized glass jars and roll them up.
4. After complete cooling, we transfer the blanks to the basement for further storage.

How to pickle mushrooms in a simple and tasty way

No less simple and tasty pickling mushrooms is obtained thanks to the recipe described below. The simplest products and spices are also used here.

• Opiata – 1 kg;
• Purified water – 1,5 tbsp.;
• Vinegar 9% – 4 tbsp l .;
• Salt – 1,5 tsp;
• Sugar – 3 tsp;
• Parsley / basil / marjoram or thyme – 2-3 sprigs;
• Cloves (optional) – 3 buds;
• Bay leaf – 3 pc .;
• Allspice (peas) – 7-10 pcs.

If the harvest of small mushrooms is very small, then large specimens can also be pickled, having previously cut them into pieces.

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Simple pickling of mushrooms with garlic

Another recipe showing the simplest pickling of mushrooms is to add garlic and vegetable oil.

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• Opiata boiled – 1 kg;
• Vinegar (9%) – 6 tbsp. l.
• Vegetable oil – 12 tbsp. l .;
• Water – 2 tbsp.;
• Garlic – 4-5 cloves;
• Dill seeds – 1 tsp (without slide);
• Salt – 1,5 tsp;
• Sugar – 3-4 hours. l.;
• Bay leaf – 5 pc .;
• Grains of black pepper – 10-15 pcs.

This method of pickling mushrooms turns out to be tasty, simple and fast. You can eat such a snack in a few hours.

1. We combine water with salt, sugar, vegetable oil and vinegar in an enamel pan.
2. Add finely chopped or crushed garlic, dill, pepper and bay leaf.
3. Mix and send the mushrooms to the pan, mix again and leave to cook for 10-15 minutes.
4. We lay out the hot mass in washed glass jars and let it cool slightly.
5. We close with plastic lids and send for storage in the refrigerator.

Pickling mushrooms for the winter with citric acid

Pickling mushrooms for the winter in a simple way is very popular, especially when you need to process a large mushroom crop in a short time.

• Boiled or frozen mushrooms – 1,5 kg;
• Water – 2 tbsp.;
• Salt and sugar – 1,5 tsp each. (salt – without a slide);
• Black pepper – 10 peas;
• Cinnamon – on the tip of a knife;
• Carnation – 1 button;
• Citric acid – 1/5 tsp;

For this method, we will take citric acid, which will keep your workpiece for a long time no worse than vinegar. Quite often, novice housewives use just such a simple recipe.

1. We combine mushrooms, water and all other ingredients indicated in the recipe (except citric acid) in a saucepan.
2. Cook the mass over medium heat for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to a minimum and continue to cook for another 7 minutes.
3. Add citric acid and boil for a couple of minutes, turn off the heat.
4. Pour the blank into sterilized jars, roll up and let cool.

We take it to the cellar or basement for storage.