How much to cook champignons?
Boil fresh mushrooms 5 minutes... Cook champignons in a double boiler 10 minutes.
Cook champignons in a slow cooker 20 minutes on the "Extinguishing" mode without water.
Defrost frozen mushrooms, rinse and cook 10 minutesby adding mushrooms after boiling water.
Boil mushrooms in a pressure cooker 5 minutes.
How to cook champignons
You will need - champignons, water, salt
1. Rinse champignons under cold water, remove debris, cut off the earthy parts of the legs.
2. Pour a small amount of water into a saucepan (so that the water only covers the mushrooms) and bring to a boil.
3. Put the mushrooms in water, cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes.
How to cook champignons for salad
1. Wash the champignons in a colander under running water; cut off the bottom of the leg if it is too dirty.
2. Pour water into a saucepan, add salt and allspice (a few peas), throw bay leaves, add a little citric acid (mushrooms will not darken when cooking).
3. Put the saucepan on fire and bring its contents to a boil.
4. Add champignons to boiling water, after boiling, over moderate heat, cook for 7 minutes.
5. Using a colander, drain the marinade from the pan with mushrooms.
6. Chop the cooled mushrooms and add to the salad.
If you plan to use the mushrooms for the salad later, place the mushrooms in a jar and pour the marinade obtained during cooking.
How to cook champignons for soup
1. Rinse the champignons under running water in a colander, cut small mushrooms into 4, and those that are larger into 6 pieces.
2. Pour water into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
3. Pour the chopped champignons into boiling water, add salt, after boiling, cook for 5 minutes.
4. Drain the pan using a colander.
Add mushrooms cooked in this way to ready-made soup or cool, pack in a bag and place in the freezer, in order to use ready-made mushrooms for soup later.
The champignons are fried for 10 minutes until the water is completely evaporated. Learn all about how to fry champignons !.
How to preserve the color of mushrooms
To prevent the mushrooms from darkening during cooking, you can add 2 grams of citric acid to the boiling water (for each kilogram of mushrooms).
How to peel mushrooms
If the champignons are perfectly white and there is confidence in the manufacturer, then the mushrooms can not be peeled and it is enough just to wash them before cooking. But if the champignons are dark, this means that the mushrooms are quite old and it is better to clean them: cut out the dark places on the caps and legs of the mushrooms with a knife. After cleaning, the mushrooms must be thoroughly washed.
The benefits of champignons
Champignons contain vitamins C (maintaining immunity), D (healthy teeth and bones), B vitamins (healthy tissues, energy production), amino acids (healthy proteins in the body), magnesium (healthy nervous system and protecting the body from infections) and potassium (responsible for water balance).
Champignon price
The cost of fresh champignons is 250-300 rubles / 1 kilogram, frozen - from 200 rubles / 1 kilogram (on average in Moscow for June 2017).
How to cook champignon soup
ProductsFresh champignons - 500 grams
Bow - 2 small heads
Flour - 2 tablespoons
Chicken broth - 600 milliliters
Cream - 200 milliliters
Parsley - 1 tablespoon
Salt and pepper to taste
White bread - 4 slices
Butter - 50 grams
Vegetable (sunflower or olive) oil - 20 grams
How to cook champignon soup
Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan, add onion, fry it for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and fry for 7 minutes.
Melt butter in another saucepan, add flour and stir. Fry for 2 minutes. Pour in chicken stock slowly and bring to a boil. Add the fried mushrooms and onions, stir and bring to a boil. Grind the resulting mixture with a blender.
Season the soup with salt and pepper, cook for another 5 minutes, add cream, stir and bring to a boil. Remove soup from heat.
Prepare croutons: cut off the crust from slices of bread, cut each slice into 8-10 pieces, put in a dry frying pan and heat over low heat for 10 minutes.
Serve mushroom soup with croutons and chopped parsley.
In total, cook the mushrooms in the soup for 10 minutes.
Stewed champignons in sour cream
Products:a pound of fresh champignons, a 200 gram pack of sour cream, salt, pepper and vegetable oil.
How to cook champignons in sour cream:
Thinly chop the mushrooms, salt and pepper. Fry the mushrooms in vegetable oil for 10 minutes until the moisture evaporates. Add sour cream, salt and pepper to taste and mix thoroughly. Fry for another 5-7 minutes. Add poppy seeds to taste.
Mushrooms stewed in soy sauce
Products:Half a kilo of mushrooms (150 rubles), half a glass of soy sauce (30 rubles), sugar (2 rubles); the price is indicated on average in Moscow for June 2017.
Cooking mushrooms stewed in soy sauce:
Wash the mushrooms under cold water. Allow to dry, cut into slices. To prepare the sauce: dilute half a cup of soy sauce with water in a 1: 1 ratio, add 2 tablespoons of sugar. Put the mushrooms in a skillet, fry for 5-7 minutes, pour in the sauce, simmer for another 5-7 minutes under the lid. Serve stewed mushrooms in soy sauce with herbs.
Salad with boiled champignons and peas
Products Boiled champignons - 150 gramsChicken egg - 1 piece
Canned peas - 400 grams
Greens to taste
Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
Mayonnaise - 4 tablespoons
How to make a salad with boiled champignons
1. In a small saucepan, boil one chicken egg for 10 minutes. Salt a little water for cooking. Peel the cooled chicken egg and chop finely with a knife.
2. Rinse thoroughly 150 grams of fresh mushrooms in running water.
3. Then boil the mushrooms in water in a small saucepan over medium heat. The cooking time for fresh mushrooms will be 5 minutes after boiling.
4. Cut the boiled mushrooms into thin slices.
5. Prepare the dressing: To do this, in a small bowl, stir four tablespoons of mayonnaise and two tablespoons of soy sauce.
6. Mix the boiled mushrooms and canned peas (drain all the water from the jar).
7. Add the resulting dressing to the champignons and peas. Stir to distribute the sauce evenly.
8. Place all ready-made ingredients in a medium bowl, put the prepared egg on them. Top with chopped herbs.
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Author / Editor - Lydia Ivanova