Many summer residents grow oyster mushrooms on their plot. And those who cannot devote time to this occupation are happy to use purchased ones. Dishes that are prepared from mushrooms are countless. First and second, appetizers and salads, sauces and gravies, stews and roasts. But oyster mushroom caviar is something special.
It’s good as a side dish or as a meal on its own. And for filling pies, vegetable and meat zrazy, pancakes, you can’t imagine better. Fast, tasty, healthy. Cooking does not take much time, the result is always on top. Some housewives prepare oyster mushroom caviar for the winter, and some consider it optional. These mushrooms are off-season, you can buy them fresh at any time of the year. Recipes do not differ in a special variety of ingredients, because extra additives will kill the taste of mushrooms. However, there are still some nuances of preparation. Consider these subtleties with step-by-step photos.
Cooking products for mushroom caviar
Oyster mushroom caviar, the recipe of which we will consider, includes mushrooms, onions, herbs and spices. The proportions will be:
- oyster mushroom will need 0,5 kg;
- onion take 300 g;
- 70 ml of vegetable oil is enough;
- greens – a bunch (variety to taste);
- salt, favorite spices, garlic, lemon juice – all to taste and preference.
Well-known recipes for oyster mushroom caviar are very loyal to the composition of the components. Therefore, changing the amount affects the taste, but who knows what you will like more?
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 special dirt on the product, so do not try to immerse them heavily in water. After washing, transfer to a colander and let the remaining liquid drain.
- We clean the onion from the skin, wash, finely chop.
- We wash the greens under running water, finely chop.
- We clean the garlic, grind it in a convenient way.
Mushroom caviar can be prepared in various ways by heat treatment of the product. Oyster mushrooms are either pre-fried or boiled. Many, in general, prefer to take raw. Consider the recipes of all options.
Fried caviar
Cut the mushrooms into small pieces or slices, pour over the lemon juice.
Heat up sunflower oil in a frying pan. Fry oyster mushrooms in oil until lightly browned.
Pour 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.
Ready-made ingredients + salt, allspice, chopped herbs are placed in a blender bowl and bring the contents to a paste state.
Everything, our caviar can be served at the table.
The option for harvesting for the winter requires laying out the product in sterile jars.
Then you will need to put them in a pot of water and sterilize the contents for at least 30 minutes. To be sure, cooks add a little vinegar at the time of frying the mushrooms, but this is not necessary. After all, lemon juice is also a good preservative.
Carrots give a good taste. The juiciness and slightly sweet taste of the root crop will enrich the caviar. Add 1-2 carrots to the onion at the time of frying to appreciate the difference from the classic version.
We use boiled oyster mushrooms
Boil the washed mushrooms in clean water for 20 minutes. Cool, grind in a meat grinder. Fry the onion, mix all the necessary ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes. Caviar is ready. Roasting oyster mushrooms after cooling will help diversify the taste of snacks.
The recipe for oyster mushroom caviar with vegetables is very popular. Bulgarian pepper (300 g), green tomatoes (250 g) and red (250 g), carrots and onions (300 g each) are added to such an appetizer.
We prepare and boil the mushrooms, set to cool, grind in a meat grinder separately from other products.
We grind the vegetables in a meat grinder, heat the vegetable oil in a cauldron and fry the mixture for 15 minutes.
Add mushrooms, stew caviar for 1 hour over low heat. At the end of cooking, add spices, salt, herbs, vinegar and heat for 10 minutes.
Such a recipe can also be prepared for the winter, having previously prepared 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 dining table.