Not everyone is able to salt and pickle mushrooms therefore, and optimum options sometimes is a freezing of mushrooms. The mushrooms frozen will help out in many situations, from them it is possible to cook quickly soup, to make a stuffing for pies or pizza, to add to a fried potatoes.
How to freeze fresh mushrooms
It is possible to freeze mushrooms entirely, fresh. After careful cleaning the mushrooms need to be laid out on a plain surface and to place in the freezer. In several hours the frozen mushrooms need to be poured in in advance prepared package or a container, and again to remove in the freezer.
Choosing mushrooms for freezing, you watch that they were strong and equal then after defrosting they won't lose an attractive look and will hold a form. The frozen cepes, honey agarics, aspen mushrooms and chanterelles are well stored in the freezer.
How to freeze stewed or boiled mushrooms
Before placing mushrooms in the freezer, they can be boiled within five minutes. Generally in such a way it is accepted to freeze honey agarics which will go for frying subsequently. Also this way is good for those mushrooms which got out of an initial shape, that is broke on a part.
The cleaned and cut mushrooms need to be lowered in boiling waters and to cook about five minutes. After that it is necessary to allow mushrooms to cool down, cast away them on a colander and to spread out on containers or food packages.
The quantity of mushrooms in one package or a container has to be such that it could be used for preparation of one dish.
How to freeze the fried mushrooms
The washed and cleaned mushrooms need to be fried in a small amount of sunflower oil. It is necessary to fry mushrooms about 20 minutes that excess moisture from them evaporated. Spread out the cooled mushrooms on packages and remove in the freezer.
That mushrooms didn't lose the unusual aroma and taste, they can be baked in an oven without oil addition. Then mushrooms need to be frozen.