Just recently, no one would have thought of frying vodka. It turned out that even those mushrooms that are traditionally collected for pickling and pickling for the winter can delight us with delicious dishes. And if you don’t know how to properly prepare volushki for the second course, then the answer is simple: look at the recipes and cook. Volnushki delight connoisseurs of mushroom dishes with their unique taste. They are simply fried, cooked with potatoes, sour cream, in batter, and added to the filling of pies.
At first glance, in appearance, volnushki are very reminiscent of the well-known saffron milk caps , but they are not related, as I recently told you how to prepare them. They taste similar to milk mushrooms. In fact, mushrooms belong to the russula family; I also introduced you russula recipes The difference from their counterparts is that volnushki contain bitter milky juice, so they must be soaked before cooking. But to the question, is it possible to cook vodnushki and enjoy delicious dishes, the answer is yes.
How to prepare mushrooms for cooking
It is absolutely forbidden to prepare tremors without preparation. In order to fully enjoy the real taste of cooked trumpet mushrooms, it is customary to pre-soak or boil the mushrooms. The purpose of the measures is to remove the inherent bitterness of mushrooms. You can act in both ways; they are equally effective.
Sort through the debris, remove debris, clean off dirt. Sort out the wormy, overused ones. Rinse with water. Be sure to pull off the top pink skin.
How to soak. Place in any deep container and fill with cold water. Soaking time is from 24 to 48 hours. Every 10-12 hours, drain the old bitter water and replace it with fresh water.
Experienced housewives have noticed that long-term soaking adversely affects the taste of volushka dishes. Therefore, do not overcook the workpiece.
How to boil it. Place in a saucepan, add water, covering the mushrooms completely. Add salt per liter of liquid - a large spoon without a slide. Cook for at least 30 minutes. To pickle volushki for the winter, the cooking time is increased to an hour.
Then drain the liquid and start cooking.
Many housewives combine both methods of preparation, and this is to some extent correct. Since volushushki are conditionally edible mushrooms, it is better to play it safe. The best option: soak the fruits of the forest for a day, then boil them.
The healthiest home kitchen
The rhythm of life of a modern person is an incessant race in pursuit of well-being, comfort, fame, recognition and self-realization. In this escape “from ourselves,” we sometimes forget the traditional values that really make our lives bright, cozy and fulfilling.
Such traditional values also include home-cooked meals, simply home-cooked food with family and friends, prepared with love and care for loved ones. Now we more often “indulge in delicacies” from bistros and restaurants than gather around a beautifully set family table. Such trends are primarily the result of various processes, including high employment, and reluctance to cook at home, and high incomes, and the desire to try dishes from different nations of the world prepared by professional chefs. Today, home cooking is often replaced by ready-made products from supermarkets - It's so simple: buy it, heat it up, eat it. Nobody thinks about the benefits of food prepared with their own hands. And even if this is not always the case and not always according to our wishes, we still less often make dumplings “according to grandma’s recipe,” buying ready-made ones at the nearest grocery store. But homemade is much healthier, and not only in terms of organoleptic indicators, but also in terms of emotional and psychological factors.
So, who benefits from home-cooked food and why? Benefits of home-cooked food: Food prepared at home is especially ideal for young children. After all, it is much healthier to feed them cutlets prepared by a caring mother or chicken soup than a hot dog of unknown origin or salad from the store. There will be no benefit from such food for a growing baby, just unnecessary calories. We must not forget that home cooking is the basis for a healthy gastrointestinal tract, filling the body with essential microelements, vitamins and other nutrients, and it also perfectly maintains normal weight. After all, American children often suffer from obesity due to poor nutrition: in McDonald's, in fast food restaurants, etc. Fast food has a bad effect on the functioning of the stomach, intestines, and liver. And even if it is not so much fast food, but semi-finished food bought in a store food - the benefits from it are not much greater. In addition, home cooking always means eating large portions with less material costs from fresh products that you buy yourself. And you don't have to worry about the quality of the prepared dish. You always have a choice of which products to buy. And of course, you should make a choice in favor of environmentally friendly products from farmers and gardeners, or at least from a manufacturer you know. Safety is not the last priority - you cannot know how well the plates and knives in the dining room are washed, or whether the cook’s hands in the cafe are clean. All the food you prepared at home underwent the necessary heat treatment, and clean utensils and utensils were used in its preparation. And you yourself are the key to safety. And the last important reason is that all home-cooked food is prepared with care, warmth, love and kindness. How much effort our mothers and grandmothers put into their dishes, how much they try to surprise and delight us, this cannot be compared with mechanically prepared dishes in fast food establishments. Not a single chef in the world can put as much tenderness into borscht or pilaf as a woman will do when cooking for her child, husband or other loved one. All this has a beneficial effect on the taste of food, on the body of all family members and creates an atmosphere of home comfort, trust and warmth. Home cooking is the best! Eat at home.
How to cook fried volushki
The fastest way to enjoy a delicious dish is to fry them.
Take:
- Mushrooms – 500 gr.
- Bulb.
- Butter – 50 gr.
- Pepper, salt.
How to fry:
- Soak and cook the fritters in advance. Place in a colander and wait for the broth to drain.
- Chop the onion into small cubes and fry in a frying pan, adding a piece of butter.
- Cut the mushrooms into pieces. Leave the tiny caps whole; they look delicious on a plate.
- Transfer the slices to the onions and continue frying together for 5-7 minutes. Stir the contents frequently to ensure even cooking.
- Shortly before the end of cooking, season the dish with pepper and salt. If you think that there is not enough oil, add a little sunflower oil.
Cabbage pie in a slow cooker
You will need:
White cabbage – 500 g
Butter - 100 g
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Salt, pepper - to taste
Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
1. Finely shredded cabbage should be kneaded with your hands, salted and spices added to taste, then add melted butter to it.
2. Beat eggs with sour cream, flour and baking powder, adding 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Pour the resulting mixture into the cabbage and mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
3. Grease the multicooker bowl with oil and place the dough into it. Cook the pie in the “Bake” mode for about an hour and a half.
How to fry volushki with sour cream
Mushrooms with sour cream is a generally recognized dish, beloved by the people.
We take:
- Volnushki – 1 kg.
- Onions – 1-2 pcs.
- Sour cream – 700 ml.
- Garlic – 3-4 cloves.
- Carrot.
- Pepper, salt, dill sprigs.
- Butter - a piece.
How to cook:
- Prepare the volushki for cooking as described above. Then cut into strips of any size.
- Chop the onion and garlic cloves. Coarsely grate the carrots. Chop the dill.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the onion and garlic. Fry for about 3-5 minutes.
- Add sliced mushrooms and carrots. Stir and continue frying for another 5-7 minutes. Don't forget to stir.
- Season the fried volushki with pepper and salt. Pour in sour cream, stir. If you think that you need to splash a little water to make more sour cream gravy come out, don’t stop yourself.
- Simmer the food for 3-5 minutes after boiling over low heat. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes, any vegetables, chicken, meat dishes.
Dishes for a special dinner
Dishes for the holiday table or the arrival of guests do not have to take many hours to prepare.
It is enough to know a few simple recipes for dishes that look equally wonderful both on an ordinary day and on a special evening.
Potato and pumpkin casserole
The ease of preparation of this dish will be your signature secret - after all, it looks as if it was conjured for at least several hours. And what an aroma and taste!
You will need:
- 700 grams of potatoes
- Half a kilo of pumpkin pulp
- Large jar of sour cream (250 grams)
- 200 grams of cheese
- Spices to taste
Vegetarian Potato and Pumpkin Casserole
Wash and chop the vegetables. You can even grate the pumpkin on a coarse grater - this way it will be especially tender. Layer the ingredients in a baking dish greased with vegetable or butter.
Pour in sour cream with spices (if it is too thick, add a little clean water and stir).
Grate the cheese, sprinkle the casserole on top and bake at 200°C until the cheese crust forms a golden brown.
Snack lavash rolls with assorted fillings
Have guests suddenly arrived and you need to quickly treat them to something?
There's a party coming up and you still haven't prepared anything for it?
In such cases, these rolls come to the rescue: they are very quick to prepare and almost universal, because they can be filled with literally any ingredients that can be found in the refrigerator.
We have prepared for you several options for the most elegant fillings:
- Korean carrots with corn
- Korean beets with corn and herbs
- Fried champignons with herbs
- Tomatoes with cheese and herbs
There are many variations of a quick and tasty pita bread snack.
The cooking algorithm is the same. Spread a sheet of lavash, brush with mayonnaise or sour cream, spread the filling evenly and roll up the roll.
Let it sit for literally ten to fifteen minutes to soak, and then cut it with a sharp knife. So your festive holiday appetizer is ready - in just 20 minutes!
We wish you bon appetit and culinary success!
Volnushki fried with potatoes
A real hit among volnushka dishes, adored by our people. Not a single mushroom feast is complete without fried potatoes with mushrooms.
Required:
- Mushrooms – 400 gr.
- Potatoes – 500 gr.
- Onion.
- Sunflower oil 50 - ml.
- Salt pepper.
How to cook:
- Process the volushki, soak, then boil. Cut into strips.
- Place in a frying pan with heated oil. Fry until the mushrooms are browned.
- Fry the onion in a separate pan. Fry until nicely browned.
- Add the chopped potatoes to the onion. Fry until fully cooked.
- Add mushrooms to potatoes, add salt and pepper. Stir the dish well. Cook together for another 5 minutes.
"Savory Lunch in 30 Minutes"
Pork with a mixture of peppers and a refreshing salsa. Garnish with fluffy rice.
Ingredients (for 2 servings):
- pork - 350 g;
- rice – 200 g;
- bell pepper - 2 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc. (small size);
- black pepper (ground);
- salt - to taste;
- vegetable oil - 1.5 tbsp. l.;
- olive oil - 1.5 tbsp. l.
For the marinade:
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp;
- lemon zest (grated) - 1 tsp;
- sugar - 1 tsp;
- basil (dried) - 1 tsp;
- cinnamon - 0.5 tsp;
- hot red pepper (on the tip of a knife);
- salt.
For salsa:
- tomato (fresh) - 4 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc. (small size);
- cucumber - 1 pc.;
- greens (cilantro, parsley);
- olive oil.
Cooking method:
Cut the pork fillet into thin strips. Marinate the pork with the following ingredients: lemon juice, zest, sugar, basil, cinnamon, red pepper and salt. You need to marinate for at least 10 minutes, preferably 1 or 2 hours.
Cut the peppers into thin strips and one onion into half rings.
In a frying pan (you can take a wok or a regular deep frying pan), heat the vegetable oil, place the marinated pork there (along with the marinade). Stirring continuously, fry it for 2-3 minutes. Add onion and fry again for 3 minutes.
Reduce heat to half, add pepper and cook, covering the pan with a lid, until the pork is completely cooked (about 10-15 minutes).
At the same time, cook the rice and prepare the salsa. To do this, you need to peel the tomatoes and cut them into small cubes. Cut the second onion into half rings and the cucumber into thin strips. Mix everything and add salt, pepper, chopped herbs, lemon juice and olive oil.
Place rice, some salsa and fried pork on a plate. A delicious and unusual lunch is ready!
Despite the large number of tasks that need to be completed, the “Savory Lunch” is considered an excellent quick meal.
Pie with puff pastry and chicken - delicious recipe
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 300 gr.
- Volnushki – 200 gr.
- Egg.
- Onion.
- Garlic cloves - 2 pcs.
- Oil, vegetable - 2 large spoons.
- Puff pastry – 0.5 kg.
- Flour – 2 large spoons.
- Chicken broth – 100 ml.
- Milk - the same amount.
- Butter – 30 gr.
- Pepper, salt.
How to cook:
- Chop the garlic cloves and onion. Fry together in sunflower oil.
- After 10 minutes, add the boiled and chopped mushrooms to the frying pan.
- Separately, fry the chicken fillet, cut into cubes.
- Then melt a piece of butter in a frying pan and add flour. Fry until golden brown.
- Pour in broth and milk. Whisk thoroughly so that there are no lumps left.
- Add mushrooms and chicken to the sauce. Mix the filling again. Adjust the taste for salt and pepper. Simmer at a gentle simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle and divide the sheet into 2 parts.
- Grease a baking dish with oil and place the first sheet on the bottom.
- Place the filling and smooth it out. Cover with the next sheet of dough. Pinch the edges. Grease with yolk.
- Bake at 180 o C, setting the timer for 30 minutes.
Quick pie with chicken breast and cheese on kefir
You will need:
Chicken breast – 200 g
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Seasonings - to taste
Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
1. Set the oven to preheat at 180°C and prepare a baking dish by greasing it with vegetable oil.
2. Grate the cheese, and finely chop the chicken breast, leave to marinate in salt, vegetable oil and seasonings (this can be garlic or Provençal herbs).
3. At this time, prepare the dough: mix kefir, eggs, flour, salt and baking powder, beat the mixture with a mixer, then add cheese and chicken to the dough and mix everything properly again.
4. After pouring the dough into the mold, bake the pie for 45-50 minutes.
How to cook mushroom soup with tremors
You can make soup not only from noble mushrooms. Volnushki are no less tasty as a first course. They cook very quickly, the soup turns out hearty and flavorful.
Compound:
- Mushrooms – 0.4 kg.
- Potatoes – 4 tubers.
- Water – 2 liters.
- Onion – ½ head.
- Carrot.
- Oil, salt, dill, pepper.
How to cook:
- Soak the volushki, drain the infusion, cut into strips.
- Fry diced onion in a frying pan. Next, add the grated carrots. Fry until light golden brown.
- Add chopped mushrooms to vegetables. Continue roasting for 15 minutes.
- At the same time, bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Place potatoes cut into soup strips into boiling water.
- When it is almost ready, transfer the contents of the pan into the pan. Salt and add pepper.
- Cook for another 10 minutes, without letting the soup boil too much. To serve, place chopped herbs on plates.
Quick sweet pie with cottage cheese
You will need:
Sour cream – 250 ml
Butter - 2 tbsp
Semolina - 1 tbsp.
Raisins, berries - to taste
Powdered sugar - to taste
1. Set the oven to preheat at 180°C and prepare a baking dish by greasing it with vegetable oil.
2. Prepare the dough: beat two eggs together with sugar (250 ml), add soda, flour, sour cream and melted butter. Knead the dough and pour it into the mold.
