You decided to pamper your loved ones with an unusual dish, but meat and vegetables are already fed up with it. What to cook? The answer is simple - mushrooms. More often, champignons are used for cooking, less often forest mushrooms, such as: mushrooms, chanterelles, birch bark. There are a lot of dishes with mushrooms: from simple mushrooms in sour cream to the unusual - mushrooms in an avocado with pineapples. It all depends on what the purpose of the dish is - an ordinary family dinner or something special and romantic. Mushrooms, by the way, are the strongest aphrodisiac, if cooked correctly. For example, fried champignons with sour cream are suitable for a quiet dinner with the whole family, which cannot be said for mushrooms stewed in white wine with liquor, with the addition of citruses. It all depends on your imagination.
In order to cook mushrooms, it is not necessary to go to the forest for mushrooms, it is enough to walk to the nearest supermarket or market. Despite the fact that this is such a common product on the shelves, mushrooms are distinguished by their usefulness and taste and are even considered a delicacy. We must not forget that mushrooms for children should not be given in large quantities or often.
Before you cook any dish of mushrooms, they must be properly cleaned. Many housewives just throw them in the water and wash them thoroughly, but this is wrong. With this washing, mushrooms absorb water and become completely tasteless. Mushrooms should be wiped with a dry or slightly damp towel or napkin. It is necessary to remove all contaminants from mushrooms. Now they can be cooked.
The most common dish is champignons in sour cream. Why in sour cream? Because sour cream is better than any other product emphasizes the taste of mushrooms. This dish is prepared very simply - clean chopped mushrooms in a pan until cooked, then add onions, spices and sour cream. All this is stewed under the lid for about 10 minutes. Agree, it's simple. Therefore, fried champignons in sour cream are so popular among modern housewives.
Also, mushrooms can diversify already familiar dishes, for example, adding them to the morning omelet. First, fry the mushrooms in a pan, and then add the eggs. It is also simple, fast and tasty, but most importantly - the omelet turns out to be completely unusual in taste.
But champignons in sour cream is not the only option for cooking mushrooms. Here's an interesting gourmet recipe.
Mushrooms need to be cleaned, put in a small plate with deep sides. Pour in a mixture of vinegar, water and citric acid. The mixture is prepared in the following proportions: for 1 glass of water, 2 tablespoons of vinegar and half a teaspoon of citric acid. Let it brew for about 2 hours. Then we transfer the soaked mushrooms to the cauldron (enameled dishes will not work). We put on a small fire. During heating, the mushrooms give juice, so you do not need to add water. When the mushrooms boil, add spices and a little onion. Let it stew for about 5 minutes. Then dilute the flour with water in the proportion of 1 tablespoon of flour to half a glass of water. Stir well and pour into the mushrooms. It is necessary to thoroughly mix the resulting mass so that lumps do not form. Put out another 10 minutes and the dish is ready to eat. Any side dish (buckwheat, potatoes, rice) or even just vegetables can be served with it.
If you decide to cook mushrooms for children, remember that they can be given no more than 1 time in 2 weeks on the advice of pediatricians. For children, you can cook the same mushrooms in sour cream, but with the original serving. You can stew whole mushrooms, then separate the caps from the legs. After this, the hats can be stuffed with a mass of grated cheese with tomatoes. The taste of mushrooms cooked in sour cream goes well with cheese and tomatoes. This dish is suitable not only for children, but also as a snack on the table for adults.