Mushroom season is the time when we can stock up on mushrooms for the winter. Many people freeze mushrooms to take out for the holidays or later. However, it turns out that not everyone does it correctly. We tell you how to prepare mushrooms for freezing. Can you freeze raw mushrooms or is it better to heat them?
Can you freeze raw mushrooms? Not all of them are suitable for the freezer
Freezing does not affect their nutritional value or taste, and by putting them in the freezer, we extend the expiry date and gain the opportunity to prepare dishes with them also outside the season. Can you freeze raw mushrooms?
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It turns out that it depends on the type of mushrooms we are dealing with. We can freeze: boletes, geese, kites, chanterelles, saffron mushrooms, bay boletes and butter mushrooms. However, there is a certain rule that must be followed. We only freeze raw mushrooms without the gills. After cleaning and drying them, we can immediately put them in the freezer. Mushrooms with gills should be boiled or blanched.
How to prepare mushrooms for freezing? There are two ways
While mushrooms without gills do not need special preparation before freezing, mushrooms with gills require a bit more work. Before we put them in the oven, we need to boil them for 5 to 10 minutes to remove the bitter taste or blanch them. Blanching involves briefly scalding the mushrooms in boiling water. Put the mushrooms into boiled and salted water for 3 minutes, drain and pour cold water over them. After drying, put it in the freezer.
Source: Gazeta
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