How to pickle chanterelles for the winter? Recipes and recommendations

2025 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:50

Chanterelles… beautiful, fragrant and bright… They attract mushroom pickers so much. If your baskets and buckets are full of them, we suggest that you waste no time and pickle them for the winter. Use the recipes in our article and soon you will be enjoying a delicious snack.

Two ways of s alting

To begin with, it should be noted that in cooking there are two ways to pickle chanterelles for the winter - cold and hot. Below we will consider each of them in detail. The main difference between cold and hot is that during the first one you do not need to use brine, as they are s alted in their own juice under pressure. If you choose to use the hot method, you will need to add the brine immediately.

S alting chanterelles for the winter (hot way)

Required ingredients:

1. Chanterelles - half a kilo.
2. S alt.
3. Bay leaf.
4. Black pepper.
5. Allspice.
6. A few cloves of garlic.
7. Carnation.

First, we wash the chanterelles, clean them from sand and dirt. Take a pot, pouradd 1 teaspoon of s alt to it and bring the liquid to a boil. When it boils, we throw peeled mushrooms there. Don't forget to drop all of the above spices as well, but save the garlic for later.

Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. After that, we take out the mushrooms, transfer them to a spacious container. Chanterelles need to be s alted, and also add previously chopped garlic to them. The water in which they were boiled should not be poured out, fill the mushrooms with it again and put a small load on them. Then refrigerate for 2-3 days.

The method with oppression is suitable if you decide to use the chanterelles almost immediately after s alting, if you want to save them for the winter, then after cooking they need to be laid out in sterilized jars and rolled up.

S alted chanterelles: recipe (cold)

How to pickle chanterelles for the winter in a cold way? To do this, you will need the following ingredients:

1. Chanterelles - about 2 kilograms.
2. Garlic - 5-6 cloves.
3. S alt.
4. Dill.
5. Spices optional.

First let's deal with the chanterelles. Wash them thoroughly and clean them. Throw in a pot of water and boil for 20-25 minutes, then rinse again. Now we throw the mushrooms in a colander to dry them.

Next, peel the garlic and cut into thin plates.

Now let's prepare a container in which s alting will take place - a barrel, a large saucepan or a bucket. Pour s alt at the bottom, then put chanterelles, garlic,sprinkle with s alt. Mushrooms can be laid in several layers. Don't forget to add the garlic. An important point: mushrooms must be placed capped down.

When you get to the top layer, add dill and bay leaves. After that, we put a plate on the mushrooms, the diameter of which is less than the diameter of the container, and we put a load on it. We hide in a cool dark place for about a month. During this time, if desired, mushrooms can be placed in the container.

This is how chanterelles are s alted for the winter. This is a very simple process that even a novice hostess can do, but the result will delight both family and guests in the future.

Experimenting with spices

Now we bring to your attention a spicy recipe on how to pickle chanterelles for the winter. True gourmets will love it.

Stock on the following ingredients:

1. 300-350 grams of chanterelles.
2. Onion - 1-2 pieces.
3. Garlic - a few cloves.
4. Black pepper.
5. Celery root.
6. White wine vinegar.
7. Bay leaf.
8. Juniper berries.
9. Sugar.
10. Chili pod.
11. S alt.

First, as usual, wash the chanterelles, then clean them. We take a saucepan, pour water into it, put it on the fire, bring it to a boil, and then throw the chanterelles there for 1-2 minutes. After that, take it out, let it drain and cool.

Now let's do the spices. We clean the onion, and then cut it into 4 parts. We also clean the garlic, cut the cloves into two halves. Next, cutchili pepper, take out the insides.

It's the pickle's turn. You need to take about 250 ml of water, add vinegar, the above spices, as well as onions and garlic to it. We put the brine on the stove, bring it to a boil, do not turn it off for another 5-7 minutes.

The next step is to sterilize the jars. After that, you need to spread the chanterelles in them and pour the resulting brine. Next, you need to roll up the jars and put the lids down for a while until the contents cool down. Then they can be moved to a refrigerator, cellar or basement for further storage.

Cooking a delicious salad

S alted chanterelles are a very tasty dish that can be served without a doubt on the festive table. And now, in conclusion, we will tell you how to make a salad of these mushrooms. You can not postpone s alted chanterelles for the winter, they will become a wonderful ingredient.

Ingredients:

1. About 100g s alted chanterelles.
2. A few potatoes.
3. Cucumber.
4. Bow.
5. Lettuce.
6. A few spoonfuls of sour cream.
7. Green onion.

Boil potatoes, cut into cubes. We clean the cucumbers from the peel and cut them too. Onions also need to be cut.

Put the ingredients in a salad bowl, add chanterelles. Season with sour cream, s alt, decorate with lettuce. You can put all the ingredients on them, and then sprinkle with chopped dill and add more sour cream.

In closing

The salad is ready. We try, enjoy the exquisite taste. S alted chanterelles can become ingredientsmany delicious dishes: salads, pies, goulash. Do not be afraid to experiment, you will succeed! It is also worth noting that these mushrooms are beneficial for the body, as they contain vitamin D, which helps strengthen bone tissue, as well as muscles. Regular consumption of chanterelles reduces the risk of cancer. They also help cleanse the body of waste and toxins. Eating mushrooms also has a beneficial effect on the hormonal system of the whole body.

Now you know how to pickle chanterelles for the winter, eat them to your he alth!