Fresh champignons drive you crazy with their impeccable taste and divine aroma. Unfortunately, not every housewife can save them in this form. But, knowing the effective storage methods, you can enjoy their perfect look and taste for a long time.
Basic storage rules
Mushrooms are best stored in refrigeration units. Before this, they should not be washed, they will turn black. A suitable temperature for long-term storage is considered to be 5–7 degrees.
Champignons are preferably stored in a dish with a lid to protect their moisture. If storage is organized using plastic bags, it is best to let them breathe once every few days, since the condensate collected there will speed up the rotting process.
There is also the option of storing champignons in a refrigerator and without a container, but then this will significantly reduce their shelf life. For storage, you can use other methods. For example, freezing or pickling. By choosing these methods, you can significantly increase their shelf life.
To pickle the mushrooms, they must be washed, then pour water and boil in the marinade. At the end of cooking add vinegar essence. Then decompose the product into sterilized containers and roll up.
Important! Canned champignons are best placed on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. This will help to maintain their taste for longer.
Shelf life in the refrigerator
Not everyone knows how much food can be saved. Champignons are not recommended to be stored for more than three days at room temperature, as they will darken. To keep them fresh longer, it is better to pack and store them in a special box for vegetables.
At temperatures up to + 3 ° C they will look good for about a week. When airing, the shelf life in plastic bags is 6–7 days. But you need to ventilate them. Otherwise, condensation will form, due to which the mushrooms will rot.
Storage over 6 days is impractical, because by eating such a product, you can harm your body. It is best to increase the shelf life allows marinade. If you adhere to the prescription of preservation, you can make preparations for the whole year.
Refrigerated storage methods
Champignons - one of the safest and most affordable types of mushrooms, they can be found in almost every store. When purchasing a large amount of such a product, you need to know how to store it and the time frame in which it retains its suitability.
Food may be stored in the refrigerator:
- in the refrigerator compartment;
- in the freezer.
Mushrooms must first be cleaned of dirt, sand and other debris. Cut corrupted places and carefully remove the film from the hat, hardly touching it with a knife. If you prefer to store them raw, then in this case it is better not to wash them, as this may affect the appearance of the product.
In order to keep the product longer and better in the refrigerator, you must do the following:
- Before placing the mushrooms in the refrigerator and putting them in a container or bag, clean them first. With this method, they will not dry out.
- Ventilate the bag or container to prevent rot.
If you follow all the tips, on the lower shelves of the refrigerator, mushrooms can be stored for about a week. If the product lies without a bag or container on the upper shelves of the refrigerator, then storage will last no more than 3 days.
Did you know? In mushrooms, there is no sodium salt at all, so they can be eaten on a salt-free diet.
How to store in the freezer
If you want to freeze raw mushrooms, first wipe them with a cloth, if the specimens are large, you can cut them. In this case, it is better not to wash them.
With the method of freezing boiled champignons, they must be washed and boiled in salted water until fully cooked before being cooked. After draining the broth, place them in bags or plastic containers, after checking if they are tightly closed. And freeze them.
When roasted, it is also not difficult to freeze them. To do this, they need to be fried in a small amount of oil, after washing and cutting. Wait for complete cooling, put into bags and freeze.
Many also prefer to store champignons in dried form, but with this method, mushrooms lose their taste and attractiveness. It is better to store dried mushrooms in a room where sunlight does not fall, in paper bags or in canvas bags.
Freezer storage methods
This storage method is good because mushrooms can be stocked for a long period.
Important! You can freeze once, so it is better to store mushrooms in portions, which will be enough for one preparation.
Before freezing champignons, you must perform the following steps:
- Make a selection for quality.
- Remove damaged areas, clean the hat.
- Rinse with water, then lay on a paper towel and wait to dry.
- You can store both whole and chopped. The term of savings in this way is up to 3 months.
- Arrange the prepared mushrooms in packages, close well and place in the freezer.
Sometimes freezing is carried out without purification. But when defrosting, the hat will be very difficult to clean. There are several storage options in the freezer.
Namely:
- boiled;
- raw
- fried;
- baked.
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It takes a long time to freeze boiled champignon. After all, you need to clean it, boil it in salted water and dry it.
With this method of freezing, the permissible shelf life can be about 6 months.
You can also prepare baked mushrooms for freezing. To do this, lay out a clean, cut product on a baking sheet covered with foil or parchment paper.
Bake for about 15 minutes at medium temperature. Freeze after cooling completely.
Champignon is a tasty and healthy product that should be included in the diet of your diet. And knowing the ways of its proper storage, you can stock up on it for the future and not worry that over time it will lose its taste and attractiveness.
