Champignons are unpretentious and one hundred percent safe mushrooms. People have learned to grow and cultivate their own. Champignon can even be eaten raw, without the risk of poisoning. But how correctly to clean mushrooms?
Clean mushrooms correctly
If you have caught small champignons, not more than two centimeters, they do not need to be cleaned. The skin on the bonnet is so thin that it is almost invisible. Whisk the remains of the soil from them, update the cut and they are ready for further cooking.
If your mushrooms are slightly larger, for example up to five centimeters, then it is already necessary to remove the skin from the cap, as it softens softly and even with a long cooking will be noticeable. First, brush off the adhering dirt, then pick up the edge of the cap with the edge of the knife and pull it towards the middle. It is also necessary, as in the case of small mushrooms, to update the slice. If the mushrooms for a while lay in the refrigerator, then the cut on the leg is recommended to do more than usual. This is due to the fact that the fungus first begins to dry out at the base, and no matter how long you have not cooked such mushrooms, they still will not be tasty.
If the mushrooms are already larger, they necessarily have a skirt. But to get rid of it or leave it up to you. It does not present any harm. But sometimes, in terms of aesthetics, they prefer to delete it. For the same reason, remove the brown plates under the hat, which is not entirely reasonable, because these plates and give this unique taste to mushrooms. So it's up to you what is more important to you - the taste of the dish or the kind.
Do I need to wash mushrooms?
There are many disagreements due to washing mushrooms. After all, they absorb water at a tremendous speed. Therefore, some try to do without water, only shaking the mushrooms off the ground. But there are also those who categorically do not agree to do without washing, because the product was lying on the ground and simply requires that it be washed before consumption. And start to soak them.
And, of course, every dispute has its own golden mean. It is necessary to wash the mushrooms, but do not soak them for a long time, just rinse them under the tap with running water and immediately put on a towel. It immediately absorbs all excess moisture. With this approach, you will immediately kill two birds with one stone. And mushrooms will wash and soften them not give.