Mushrooms can be used in many ways in the kitchen. They are suitable for frying and steaming or raw as a crunchy side dish in salads. The preparation usually causes little effort, but when it comes to cleaning and peeling, many people are unsure how to proceed correctly. Should you wash or brush off the mushrooms or even peel them? First of all, it is important that the mushrooms are fresh and not damaged or greasy. Then you can start preparing the mushrooms for further processing.

The skin of mushrooms is often easy to peel off

Clean and peel the mushrooms

Mushrooms, like all other mushrooms, are very sensitive foods. If they are not treated carefully, unsightly bruises will quickly develop, which will turn dark. But with a few tricks, your mushrooms will remain attractive and can be arranged in an appetizing way. For example, never pour the mushrooms from the collection basket onto the workplace. The tender flesh could get dark spots, the caps could tear off. Instead, take each mushroom out of the basket one at a time and clean it carefully.
White or brown mushrooms are always cleaned before processing, even if the specimens from the supermarket are only slightly soiled. If the mushrooms are to be marinated, they are also peeled, as this allows the marinade to penetrate the flesh better.

  1. First, cut off the dry end of the mushroom stems.
  2. Take a clean brush and brush away any debris from the mushroom cap.
  3. Gently turn the mushroom over, holding it by the stem.
  4. Now you can also remove the dirt from the slats.
  5. Now place your knife on top of the mushroom cap and score the skin from top to bottom.
  6. Make several fine cuts, but only score the skin.
  7. Now peel off the skin in strips from top to bottom.

Once the mushrooms have been peeled, you should process them immediately. If you don't want to use your mushrooms right away, it's best to keep them in a dirty state. However, keep in mind that mushrooms have a limited shelf life.

tips

Mushrooms are not cleaned with water, i.e. no water bath for cleaning, no rinsing under the water crane.
The mushrooms would soak up the water like a sponge, they would become soft and mushy, and their flavor would be washed out.
The mushrooms don't soak up water immediately under running water, but the water inevitably flushes the flavors down the drain.

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