How To Clean Chanterelles
Author: Leticia Celentano
Time for reading: ~1
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)
Chanterelles are very fragrant wild mushrooms with an exquisite taste, and therefore they are very highly valued in cooking. Chanterelles grow in ecologically clean forests in fairly large quantities. Therefore, if you find 2-3 chanterelles, then be sure that many more of the same mushrooms grow nearby.
How to clean chanterelles correctly
Chanterelles are very fragrant wild mushrooms with an exquisite taste, and therefore they are very highly valued in cooking. Chanterelles grow in ecologically clean forests in fairly large quantities. Therefore, if you find 2-3 chanterelles, then be sure that many more of the same mushrooms grow nearby.
It is necessary to clean the mushrooms immediately after harvesting, and it is advisable to immediately process them: dry, freeze, or cook a dish.
When cleaning chanterelles, remember some nuances:
- first, sort the mushrooms by hand, discarding all large debris, leaves and twigs that got there during assembly from a bucket or basket;
- dip the mushrooms in a large amount of cold water and rinse well;
- if necessary, change the water several times;
- chanterelles are cleaned carefully, as these are rather fragile mushrooms;
- pay special attention to the "gills" under the hat. Dirt can accumulate there, which also needs to be cleaned before frying;
- Process the peeled mushrooms immediately further.
Recipes with fresh chanterelle ingredient
- Water
- Chanterelles fresh
- Colander
- kitchen sponge
- Knife
How to clean chanterelles step by step instructions with photos
Step 1
For work, we need chanterelles, a knife, a clean kitchen sponge, a colander.
Step 2
Mushrooms need to be sorted out, removing large debris. Dip the chanterelles in a large amount of cold water and rinse well. If necessary, you can quickly change the water several times.
Step 3
Pay special attention to the "gill" under the cap. Rinse the "gills" under running water.
Step 4
Wipe the cap with a sponge, removing all dirt.
Step 5
Cut off the tip of the stem, refreshing the cut. Then you need to cut out all the spots with a knife.
Step 6
Rinse the mushrooms again under running water. Peeled chanterelles are ready to go.