Autumn is the time when mushrooms, which are considered one of the most delicious fruits that nature has to offer, appear on our plates again. Vitamins, fiber, plant proteins, low fat, minerals, calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, sodium, selenium, phosphates, iron and plenty of water ensure that mushrooms are a balanced and healthy meal. In the following, we present to you recipes with mushrooms that everyone should know.
Mushrooms are making their way to the surface at an accelerated rate in September and October. You can fried, cut into a salad or dried. They are a very grateful ingredient, and although they are healthy, they taste divine and smell intoxicating, we must enjoy them in small quantities, as they are difficult to digest, so we use them as a side dish and not as a main course. If the freshly picked mushrooms are not used immediately, they can be stored in the refrigerator until a maximum of five days, and dried mushrooms up to one year.
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Below we present to you recipes for mushrooms, which every housewife and householder should know and master.
The best recipes with mushrooms:
Recipe: restaurant-style mushroom sauce
Ingredients - mushroom sauce (for 4 people):
- 250 g of mushrooms (champignons, chanterelles or champignons)
- 2 tablespoons (olive) oil or coconut fat
- 3 cloves of garlic
- parsley
- 1/2 leek
- 1 tablespoon of flour
- 1/2 sour cream
- 1 triangle of melted cheese
- salt
- pepper
The process of preparing the mushroom sauce:
Cut the cleaned mushrooms into pieces of any size, and chop the leek into rings, parsley and garlic. Fry the latter in olive oil in a pan. Then add the leek and fry together for a few more minutes. Add the mushrooms, season to taste and mix. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Then add flour to the sauce, mix quickly and cover with 2 deciliters of water. Cook for 10 minutes. Add sour cream and melted cheese, mix, and leave the sauce on a moderate heat until the cheese melts. Mix and serve next to pasta, sausages, polenta, meat, rice... Have a good run!
Recipe: mushroom spread
Ingredients for mushroom spread:
- 500 g of mixed mushrooms
- 40 g of butter
- 4 tablespoons of dry white wine
- lemon
- 3 sprigs of parsley
- nutmeg
- salt
- black peppercorns
The process of preparing the mushroom spread:
Clean the mushrooms, chop them into small pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice. Melt the butter in a bowl and sprinkle the mushrooms into it. Cover and simmer for five minutes. In the meantime, chop a tablespoon of parsley. Remove the lid and quickly fry the mushrooms. Then add wine, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir and fry until the liquid is almost completely cooked. Serve on toasted bread or bread and sprinkle with parsley at the end. Have a good run!
Recipe: cream of mushroom soup
Ingredients - creamy mushroom soup:
- 50 dag of potatoes
- 20 dag of fresh mushrooms (can also be dry)
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 4 tablespoons of sour cream
- 1 onion
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- vinegar (optional)
- oil
- salt
- marjoram
- chives
- parsley
- Bay leaf
The process of preparing cream of mushroom soup:
First, peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes, and the mushrooms into thin slices. If we use dry mushrooms, they should be steamed and chopped beforehand. Shake both in a container with 2 dcl of water and boil. Add a bay leaf and a little marjoram and season with salt and pepper. Fry the chopped onion in oil, add a tablespoon of flour and cover with some water. Bring to a boil and mix into the soup. Finally, add chopped parsley and chives, cream and, if desired, a touch of vinegar. Have a good run!
