Oyster mushroom is the second most popular artificially grown representative of the mushroom kingdom in Russia after champignon. These are large mushrooms that grow in clusters. By taste and food qualities, they are close to forest species. In culinary recipes they are used for universal purposes - for frying, boiling, baking, pickling, pickling, drying, making sauces, soups, main dishes, caviar, salads. How to cook boiled oyster mushrooms and how long it will take can be found in the article.

Training

Before cooking the described mushrooms, they need to be sorted out and prepared in a certain way. For cooking, quality specimens should be selected. The fact that oyster mushroom is young and fresh is indicated by a convex hat of brown or gray color with curved edges, a short and dense leg.

Important! It is worth refusing to use specimens that have a flat hat with wavy edges of white or yellow in color. Such mushrooms can ruin the taste.

Preparation includes the following steps:

1. To clear a product of dirt.
2. Wash under running water.
3. Cut off the base, as it does not boil well, remains stiff and can ruin the dish.
4. Grind the product.

How to cook oyster mushrooms

For cooking, it is necessary to pour cold water into the pan and place salt in it at the rate of 1 tbsp. l for 1 liter Then you need to immerse chopped or whole, pre-prepared mushrooms in it. Cooking time will depend on the purpose for which the oyster mushrooms are prepared and whether they were cut. It will also be different depending on how the mushrooms are cooked - on the stove, in the microwave or in the slow cooker.

So, the preliminary cooking of the cut product on the stove is 15 minutes, the whole - 20-25 minutes. In the microwave, oyster mushrooms need to be cooked for 5 minutes at low power and 3-5 minutes at maximum. You need to cook this product in a slow cooker by choosing the “Soup” program. The duration of the procedure is 20–25 minutes.

Did you know? Oyster mushrooms are rich in perforin or “killer protein”, which prevents the development of cancer and allergies.

Before frying

Many cooks are interested in the question of whether oyster mushrooms belong to those mushrooms that must be boiled, even if they will be fried in the future. This is not necessary, but often in recipes it is proposed to pre-boil them in salted water for 5 minutes.So you can reduce the duration of the frying process and ensure that the mushrooms become softer and more aromatic. The remaining broth can later be used to cook the soup.

Video: how to fry oyster mushrooms with onions

Until ready

If you need to bring the mushrooms to readiness - for example, to prepare a salad - then proceed as follows:

1. Cut the product into strips.
2. Submerge it in a pot of water.
3. Boil.
4. Add salt, add bay leaf, pepper, garlic.
5. Boil for 20-25 minutes.
6. Extract into a colander.
7. Wait for excess fluid to drain.

You can find out that oyster mushrooms are ready by the fact that they have become soft, elastic and delicate in taste.

Did you know? The record number of oyster mushrooms grown in one nest is 473 pieces.

In the soup

Ingredients:

• oyster mushrooms - 200 g;
• potatoes - 2 medium potatoes;
• onions - 1 onion;
• carrots - 1 carrot;
• garlic - 1 tooth;
• salt - 1 tsp;
• ground black pepper - ¼ tsp;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
• greens (parsley, dill) - to taste.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Take 200 g of oyster mushroom and cut off their dense base.
2. Peel and chop one onion.
3. Peel and pass through one garlic clove.
4. Rub carrots on a grater with large teeth.
5. Place mushrooms and vegetables in a heated pan with 2 tbsp. vegetable oil.
6. Fry over low heat for 7-10 minutes until the onion has a golden hue.
7. Washed potatoes in an amount of 2 pieces cut into strips.
8. Put 1 liter of water on the fire and boil it.
9. Throw potatoes.
10. Cook for 5-10 minutes.
11. Introduce mushrooms with vegetables.
12. Stand on the stove for another 10 minutes.
13. 5 minutes before removing from heat, add 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper.
14. To taste.
15. Leave the finished soup under the lid for insisting for 15 minutes.
16. Garnish with chopped herbs before serving.

So, cooking oyster mushrooms is not difficult - this is an easy and quick process.

Important! If mushrooms, vegetables and potatoes are placed in already boiled water, this will save a greater number of useful elements.

Cooked mushrooms are very tasty, fragrant and low-calorie. In addition, it is easy to get this product, and it is not difficult to process it before cooking.

Video: the most delicious oyster mushroom soup