How to freeze boletus
“Mushroom of good luck”, or boletus, is one of the most delicious mushrooms. And boletus soup, or potatoes with fried mushrooms in winter, are simply fantastically tasty, and the aroma of fresh mushrooms will remind you of the golden autumn and that “excitement of the hunt” of the mushroom picker. Without further ado, let's look at ways to freeze boletus.
Freezing raw mushrooms
For this type of freezing you need smooth, strong and small mushrooms. Sort them out, clear them of forest debris, put them in a colander, and rinse them with running water. Boletus mushrooms should not be soaked, otherwise they will absorb water and may become more fragile.
Dry the mushrooms on a tray, then place them in a ziplock bag or container and place them in the freezer.
Freezing boiled boletus
Cut large mushrooms into pieces, check for pests, and boil them in salted water for 10-15 minutes. Boletus boletuses are boiled for about 40 minutes until fully cooked, but this is unnecessary for freezing.
Boiling mushrooms should be stirred from time to time with a slotted spoon and dirty foam should be skimmed off periodically.
Place the boiled mushrooms in a colander and leave them to cool and drain. The less water there is, the better for the mushrooms, and it will be easier in the winter when preparing dishes.
It is better to place boiled mushrooms in containers.After all, boiled mushrooms in a bag will spread into a shapeless mass, and this is neither convenient nor very beautiful.
If the container is large, it doesn’t matter. Frozen mushrooms cut perfectly without defrosting, and you can always cut the amount you need from the “brick.”
Freezing fried boletus
Sort the mushrooms, cut into small pieces, and boil in salted water for about 15 minutes. Drain the water. Fry the onion in a frying pan until half cooked, then add the boiled boletus to the onion, cover the frying pan with a lid, and simmer a little. Under no circumstances should you overcook mushrooms. Here it is better to undercook than to overdry.
Cool the mushrooms, put them in a container, and freeze them. In winter, all you have to do is empty the contents of the container into a frying pan and heat it up.
Frozen mushrooms do not need to be specially defrosted; they thaw themselves during the cooking process.
The shelf life in the freezer of fresh and boiled boletus is up to 6 months, fried up to 2 months.
Bon appetit, and watch the video on how to properly freeze boletus mushrooms:
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