Where boletuses grow and their species. Typical representatives of boletus with description
Bright boletus hat cannot be confused with any other mushroom. It stands proudly on a strong leg and will delight any mushroom picker with its noble appearance. The orange cap burns with a warm light in the foliage.
Boletus names
Boletus- This common name mushrooms belonging to the genus Leccinum. Almost all boletuses have a red or orange cap, a stocky leg and dense flesh. There are several types of boletuses, the most common boletuses are red, yellow-brown, oak, spruce, pine.
Popularly called Boletus: aspen mushroom, redhead, red cap, red cap, robin, vanka-vstanka, red mushroom, red cap, obabok.
Where does the boletus grow?
Boletus It is found frequently and in places abundantly in almost all forested areas of the country. Contrary to the name Boletus grows not only under aspens, but also under birches, conifers and deciduous forests, on the edges and forest glades, but, most often, of course, in aspen forests.
Boletus prefers deciduous and mixed forests, small forests and young aspen trees (for which this mushroom got its name), less often it can be found on the edges or along roads. Boletuses grow both singly and in groups, from the first half of June to October.
What does Boletus look like?
Boletus- a beautiful large mushroom with a fleshy cap with a diameter of 15-20 cm. At first the cap is hemispherical, then convex to cushion-shaped. The color of the cap comes in different shades depending on the place of growth.
In pure aspen trees the color of the cap is red or dark red; V mixed forests orange or yellow-red; in poplars - gray; in damp forests - white-pink. In the north, the Boletus grows with a yellowish-brown color, the leg is covered with dark scales. In the forest-tundra, boletuses reach very large sizes and weigh up to 2 kg.
Boletus leg strong, fleshy, white with oblong scales.
The maximum mass is reached by the tenth day of growth, then the mushroom ages, becomes flabby and worm-like.
Fresh Boletus has strong white flesh, coarser than that of boletus, its characteristic feature is that when cut (or at a break), it begins to quickly change color: first it becomes pink, then dark blue and even black. This is a consequence of the fact that the pigments of the fungus oxidize under the action of enzymes in air, changing color. Changing the color of the boletus pulp does not affect food and taste properties mushrooms
Boletus. Collection time
The aspen boletus is very beautiful, and it is always a great joy to find it. The first mushrooms begin to appear in mid-June and can be found until October if there is no frost.
How is Boletus useful?
Boletus contain squirrels, fiber, carbohydrates, minerals, fats. They contain a lot of potassium, iron and phosphorus, as well as vitamins A, C, PP and group B.
Boletuses have a lot of proteins (more than meat). Also in Boletus mushrooms there are many valuable amino acids, essential for the restoration of a weakened body, why these mushrooms are recommended to be consumed by people who have suffered infectious diseases, operations, inflammatory diseases.
Boletus. Contraindications
Storing boletus
Boletus in its taste and nutritional properties it is in no way inferior to the boletus, but rather shares with it the second place of honor after porcini mushroom. Boletuses are boiled, fried, dried, pickled, salted, using both the cap and the stem (although some consider it a bit harsh). When processed, Boletus, as a rule, darkens, only in the marinade does it retain natural look.
How to cook boletus
Boletus- although the mushroom is noble, it still requires heat treatment. Processing mushrooms should not be delayed; they spoil quickly.
Boletus boiled 20 minutes. Can be done mushroom soup from Podosinoviki.
Boletuses are fried 30-40 minutes.
Drying boletuses
Clear the boletuses from twigs, grass and soil.
Before drying Boletuses cannot be washed! Mushrooms take on water very quickly, and washed mushrooms cannot be dried.
Little Boletus dried whole, large ones cut, but not small. It is best to dry on a thread or in the oven. The oven temperature should be set at 50-60 degrees - this is the minimum available mode and the door is slightly open. Some oven models will require you to open the door completely due to the inability to lower the temperature. Dry the mushrooms on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Place on the top shelf.
Boletus. Interesting Facts
Boletus broth It is not inferior in nutritional value to meat broth.
The species of mushrooms belonging to the red boletus belongs to the Boletaceae family, genus Leccinum. This mushroom has many other names. Krasnyuk, aspen mushroom, red mushroom, red mushroom, red mushroom - all these are synonyms for the name boletus. On Latin its name sounds like Leccinum aurantiacum.
general description
The mushroom cap can reach 15 cm in diameter. But there are specimens with much larger large sizes. When the mushroom is young, the shape of its cap approaches a hemisphere. As an adult, it can take on the appearance of a half-shell. The edges of the cap are pressed tightly. This part of the mushroom is colored red, but specimens with brown-red and orange tint. The cap has a skin that is smooth or velvety to the touch. It is, of course, possible to separate it from the cap, but it is very difficult.
The color of the cap depends on where the mushroom grows. If the forest is dominated by aspens, then there is a boletus with a dark red cap. In forests with trees, represented by poplars, gray boletuses grow. In other forests, the color of the mushroom cap is characterized by the presence of various shades.
The flesh of the cap is characterized by the presence of pronounced density and fleshiness. As it grows, it softens. The leg is characterized by the presence of pulp with a fibrous structure. When cut, under the influence of atmospheric oxygen, it quickly acquires Blue colour. Then it generally takes on a black tint. The pulp does not have a special taste or smell.
If you try to separate the cap from the stalk, you can do it quite easily. Characterized by the presence of smooth, spindle-shaped spores. The tubes are up to 3 cm long. The tubular layer is characterized by the presence of small pores. When touched, the porous surface may darken. The leg can reach 15 cm in length and up to 5 cm in thickness. The leg expands towards the base. Its color is characterized by the presence of a grayish-white tint. The surface of the stalk is covered with scales with a fibrous longitudinal character. They are characterized by white color.In what places does the boletus grow?
They grow in deciduous and mixed forests. As a rule, they prefer to be located under a young tree. The most preferred trees for them are aspen and poplar. Sometimes they can be found under other trees. Mushrooms can grow along forest roads, clearings, and lawns. Fruiting occurs with the presence small groups. European part our country, the Urals, Siberia, the Far East, the Caucasus are the territories where this mushroom can be found.
Boletuses actively bear fruit from June to October. Largest harvest these mushrooms can be collected in aspen grove, small deciduous forests. If the summer is dry, mushrooms prefer to hide in damp growth. The peak of fruiting in different types of boletus occurs at different periods mushroom season. For example, the collection of deciduous plants is characterized by its large scale and duration. They can be collected from late summer to September.
Eating
The redhead is undoubtedly an edible mushroom. It is characterized by a large selection of cooking methods. They are pickled, stewed, boiled, fried. During heat treatment, the boletus darkens. To prevent this from happening, it should first be soaked in the solution. citric acid. When pickled, boletuses do not change their color.
False boletuses: differences
No one will argue that the boletus is undoubtedly beautiful. Moreover, it can easily be considered one of the safest mushrooms. In the absolute majority, all types of boletus can be eaten. An experienced mushroom picker, knowing this mushroom well, as they say, “by sight,” boldly collects boletuses and fearlessly eats them. At the same time, there is not the slightest shadow of doubt that poisoning will not occur.
However, cases of boletus poisoning have been described in the literature. Their gathering place was North America. But there is no specific data on which species of boletus were eaten.
A novice mushroom picker may ask a question about the possibility of existence false boletus. An experienced mushroom picker will affirmatively say that such mushrooms do not exist in nature. But this species of representatives of the mushroom kingdom is easily confused with gall fungus. But it is he who is poisonous. This mushroom is also called mustard. But, if you take a closer look at it, it has a very distant resemblance to the boletus.
Mushrooms differ in both taste and external signs. The gall fungus has a bitter taste. If you cut the leg, it becomes pink or brown. In addition, there is a brown mesh on the leg. The taste of redhead is pleasant. The mushroom itself is characterized by the presence of black scales on the stalk. The cut of the leg takes on a blue color when exposed to air.
Forest gifts represented by red boletus have good taste. Before cooking, they should be pre-soaked in a 0.5% citric acid solution.
The beneficial properties of these mushrooms can be summarized as follows:
- The composition of the mushroom is 90% water. Proteins account for approximately 4%. Mushrooms contain 2% fiber. Carbohydrates occupy 1.5%, and fats - 1% of the composition of the mushroom. Approximately 1.5% of the mushroom composition is represented by minerals.
- Boletuses are low in calories. It is within 22 kcal per 100 g of product. Nutritionists consider this mushroom as a component in a complex dietary nutrition. These mushrooms have a zero glycemic index. This circumstance allows us to recommend boletus for nutrition to people with a history of diabetes.
- Boletus protein includes essential amino acids important for humans. They have good digestibility, which is close to 80%. The composition of the protein fraction of boletus is similar to animal proteins. For this reason, broth from these mushrooms is placed on a par with meat broths.
- The chemical composition of redhead is distinguished by a sufficient content of various vitamins. In terms of the content of B vitamins, this mushroom can be placed on a par with cereals. Vitamin PP is contained in boletus in such an amount that in terms of this indicator it can compete with the liver. IN sufficient quantity These mushrooms contain vitamins A and C.
- The mineral composition of this mushroom is represented in a wide palette. It contains potassium in large quantities. It contains slightly less magnesium and phosphorus. Also in the composition you can find iron, calcium and sodium ions.
It is a scientifically proven fact that if you regularly eat boletus, toxins and waste are intensively removed from the body.
If a person has suffered a serious viral disease, then the broth obtained by cooking boletus will help restore his immune strength. It is also useful for anemia, since it helps to enhance the formation of blood cells.
Negative points associated with red boletus
Undoubtedly, this mushroom is tasty and healthy. But, as they say, there are exceptions to any rule. A number of people are prohibited from consuming boletus due to certain restrictions:
- Any mushroom, including boletus, is heavy food for the body. No one should abuse it too much. Mushroom dishes are contraindicated for persons with a history of severe renal and hepatic pathology. Such individuals are strongly recommended to completely exclude from their diet dishes that include boletus.
- Red boletus has a pronounced tendency to accumulate harmful substances and heavy metal salts from environment. They possess this ability to a greater extent in comparison with their counterparts. Self-respecting experienced mushroom picker knows for certain that you cannot take a mushroom that has already outgrown. You cannot pick mushrooms if they grow next to busy roads with fairly heavy traffic. You should not place a basket for those mushrooms if they grow close to industrial enterprises. The same applies to various burial sites.
- Prevention of fungal botulism is of great importance. For this purpose, the mushroom must be cut as close to the cap as possible, leaving most feet in the ground. When preparing mushrooms at home, you should strictly follow the existing sanitary rules. Mushrooms should be washed thoroughly. Heat treatment must be of high quality and sufficient in time.
- Canned mushrooms that have expired should not be consumed.
- Red boletus should not taste bitter. If this type of taste is nevertheless present, it is possible that the redhead is confused with some other mushrooms. It is likely that this is a gall fungus.
Some interesting facts
Thanks to the bright red color of the cap, the boletus is difficult to confuse with any other mushrooms. A hat with a spectacular bright color is clearly visible in the forest thicket.
Residents of some countries inhabiting North America cook boletus for their wedding National dish. To prepare it, young boletuses are selected and stewed. At the same time, clove buds and paprika are added to the dish. Clay pots must be used for cooking. The prepared dish is served to the young people.
Video: red boletus (Leccinum aurantiacum)
View edible mushrooms with a thick stem and a dense cap. These representatives of wildlife grow in the forests of Eurasia and North America. Due to the fact that none of the species of this mushroom is a mushroom, few people distinguish between their types. Let's figure out what types of boletus there are and what their characteristic features are.
Red
Has a large cap (up to 20 cm). The cap has a spherical-convex shape and is easily separated from the stem. The smooth skin of this mushroom is not removed, as with. In wet weather the skin can become a little slimy, but more often you will find it dry.
Among the colors of the red mushroom cap there is such a variety:
- brown-red;
- red-yellowish;
- red-brown;
- red-orange.
Its color is directly dependent on the environment in which this forest dweller grows. For example, if a mushroom grows near poplar trees, the shade of its cap is more gray than red. If it grows in a pure aspen forest, its color will be dark red. Representatives from mixed forests usually have a yellow-red or orange color. You can meet the red species in the forest from to October.
Did you know? Boletus boletuses have a high content of essential amino acids, which is why the broth made from them is equated in value to meat.
The mushroom stem usually measures 15x2.5 cm. It is dense, most often expands downward, and sometimes goes deep underground. It has a white-grayish color, sometimes its base can be greenish.
The pulp is highly dense, fleshy and elastic, but during gradual aging it becomes softer. Its cut is white, and after cutting the makot quickly turns blue. The bottom of the leg may also be a little bluish. A special feature of the red mushroom is its excellent taste and pleasant aroma.
For permanent place Red boletus choose deciduous and mixed forests for residence. They prefer to live under young trees.
White
As you can see in the photo, white look boletus, like the red one, has a rather large cap (up to 20 cm) of a hemispherical shape. In the description of this mushroom, the first thing indicated is the white color of the cap, although sometimes a pinkish, brown or blue-greenish tint can be found. Its skin is always dry and bare.
The hat is held on a high stem, also white. As it ages, the fibrous scales on it may turn gray or brown. The pulp is white, strong, when cut it first turns blue, then turns black, and on the stem it turns purple.
You can meet white boletus in a coniferous forest, where there is a lot of moisture. Found in aspen forests in dry weather. It usually grows from June to September.
Important! White boletus listed in the Red Book of Russia as rare view. The mushroom is prohibited for collection by the population in the Leningrad region.
Yellow-brown
The yellow-brown variety of boletus looks exactly the way mushrooms are depicted in illustrations in children's books - the stem is light, and the cap is large and brightly colored. The hemispherical cap can grow up to 20 cm. It has a dry skin that is slightly woolly to the touch. The color of the skin is yellow-brown or orange-yellow. Its pulp is dense, white in color, and when cut it becomes pink color, then turns blue, later approaching black.
When cut, the leg becomes blue-green in color. Its height reaches 20 cm, and its thickness is 5 cm. The leg often widens at the bottom. Its surface is covered with small, dense granular scales of brown and later black color.
The mushroom lives in birch, birch-aspen, pine, spruce-birch forests. You can also find it under the leaves. In Russia it is more often found under birch trees. Like all boletuses, yellow-brown mushrooms are autumn. But sometimes they can be found starting from mid-summer.
Paintedfoot
This type of boletus is distinguished by the fact that its leg is whitish-pink near the top, and at the base it has an ocher-yellow color. The leg has cylindrical shape, grows up to 10 cm in height and up to 2 cm in width. Its surface is scaly and smooth.
The cap of this species is pinkish in color, sometimes with lilac and olive tints. It can be flattened or convex, reaching 10 cm in diameter. The surface of the skin is dry and smooth.
The mushroom is of North American-Asian origin. Found under birch or oak trees. In Russia it grows only in the Far East and Eastern Siberia.
Pine
The pine boletus is often called the red-headed boletus, like other aspen boletuses that have a red cap. Is different pine mushroom with its noticeable dark crimson cap. It can grow up to 15 cm in diameter, and sometimes larger. Its skin is dry and velvety. The pulp is white, dense and odorless.
When cut, the flesh quickly changes from white to blue, then to black. Characteristic feature This mushroom is that it can change color from just a human touch, and not just from a cut.
Did you know? After viral diseases, boletus broth restores the immune system well. It contains a lot of vitamins and microelements that the body needs after an illness.
The leg of the redhead is long (reaches 15 cm) and thick (up to 5 cm). Its color at the base is greenish, the base usually goes deep into the ground. On the stem you can find longitudinal fibrous scales of brown color.
It lives in coniferous and mixed forests. Mycorrhiza forms exclusively with pine, in as a last resort- With . Feels good in moss, so it is often found in the company of it.
Oak
In its youth, the oak boletus has a spherical cap stretched over the stem. As the cap ages, it opens up and takes on a different shape—cushion-shaped.
Cap diameter oak type the same as the others - from 5 to 15 cm. The color of this boletus is brick-red. In dry weather, the skin on the cap may crack, but the rest of the time it is velvety. The mushroom has white-gray dense flesh. When cut, its color changes - first it becomes blue-purple, and then black.
The leg is up to 15 cm long, up to 5 cm wide, and slightly thickened at the bottom. Fluffy brown scales are visible on the leg.
Important! The fact that the oak boletus is overripe will be indicated by its cap - it becomes flat. Such mushrooms cannot be consumed - the protein they contain is not digested by the body.
They grow from mid-summer until September. They are usually found in small groups, near the oak tree.
Blackscale
The hat of this typical representative of boletuses may have these colors.
In terms of taste, boletus occupies an honorable third place, second only to boletus and boletus in the leading positions. Aspen boletus, contrary to popular belief, grows not only under aspen; they can also be found under other trees. However, it will look different. For example, under an aspen tree its cap is dark orange, and a mushroom growing near a poplar tree has a less bright appearance - its headdress is more faded. In the article we're talking about about the boletus mushroom, its species, which have their own differences and characteristics.
Boletus: photo and description of the mushroom
Boletus is also called redhead and aspen. It belongs to the fungi of the genus Leccinum or Obabkom. Why is it called that? It owes its name to aspen, since its mycelium is closely connected to this tree. It is in aspen forests that such mushrooms can most often be found. It is also called by this name because its cap is very similar to autumn leaf aspen.
All types of mushroom have bright color of the cap, stocky leg and dense structure fruiting body. Depending on the type, the diameter of the cap can vary from 5 to 20 cm. Sometimes even thirty centimeters are found. Young mushrooms different types redheads usually “wear” a hemispherical cap that tightly hugs the upper part of the leg. You can compare it to a thimble that is put on your finger. Growing up, the mushroom acquires a convex cap, similar to a pillow; as it ages, it straightens. The skin on the cap is usually dry, but sometimes velvety. In some species it hangs from the edges, in most it cannot be removed.
The leg is tall, sometimes reaching 22 cm, its distinctive feature is club-shaped with thickening at the base. Small brown or black scales can be seen on the surface.
Visible under the hat porous layer thickness from 1 to 3 cm. This distinctive sign of representatives of the Boletaceae family can be white, grayish, yellow or brown.
Redheads have smooth spindle-shaped spores. The powder obtained from them is olive-brown or ocher-brown. The flesh of the cap is elastic, fleshy, and has a dense structure. In the leg, the tissue fibers are arranged lengthwise. Boletus has white flesh, but if you cut it, then in this place it acquires a blue and then black color.
Where do aspen mushrooms grow?
Redhead is one of the most common mushrooms. It is collected in temperate latitudes Eurasia and North America. The boletus mushroom, depending on the species, chooses one or two tree partners, not necessarily aspen. Their roots are in close symbiosis. Therefore, redheads can be found under birch, oak, beech, poplar, willow, and spruce.
Mushrooms prefer to grow in groups and are rarely seen growing alone. Choose wet ones deciduous or mixed forests, grow in thickets of grass, blueberries, ferns, in moss, on the roadsides.
What time can I find it?
Redheads, depending on the species, bear fruit at different times.
Types of boletuses
Most boletus species edible and tasty. But to make mushroom hunting more interesting, study the differences and individual properties of their varieties.
This edible mushroom is distinguished by the fact that it does not choose as a mycorrhizal partner certain type tree, and is “friends” with a variety of deciduous giants: oak, beech, poplar, aspen, birch, and willow. Red boletus can be described as follows:
- The diameter of the cap ranges from 4 to 15 cm, in some cases reaching 30 cm.
- The height of the leg can be up to 15 cm, its thickness from 1.5 to 5 cm.
- The color of the cap can be bright red, red-brown, red. The skin fits tightly to the pulp, smooth or slightly velvety to the touch.
- The outer layer of the stem is covered with grey-white scales, which become brown as the mushroom matures.
If you cut a red boletus, at this point the color will change first to blue, then black. A group or single mushroom can be found in deciduous or mixed forests. He especially loves young aspen growth, various ditches and forest paths. The red boletus grows throughout the Eurasian territory; in the tundra it chooses places under dwarf birch trees. In our vast homeland can be seen everywhere- from the European part to the Far East, including the Caucasus. You can collect red boletus during the harvest season: from June to October.
Boletus yellow-brown
Is an edible mushroom is in symbiosis with birch trees. Lowland forest belts with a predominance of aspen and birch are chosen as a place of growth; they can be found in spruce-birch forests and pine forests. Grows in areas with temperate climate. Description:
- The diameter of the cap is from 5 to 15 cm, sometimes 25 cm.
- The leg is tall, reaches 8-22 cm, its thickness is approximately 2-4 cm.
- The cap is sandy-orange or yellowish-brown.
- In young mushrooms, the dry skin of the cap often hangs over the edge.
- The leg has a white or grayish tint, covered with granular brown scales, turning black as it grows.
Usually grows singly. If the leg is cut off, it will be in this place will turn pink, then blue, after which it will acquire a purple tint, sometimes green. This type of mushroom is collected all summer. But sometimes they are seen at the end of November.
Redhead pine
Belongs to edible mushrooms. He has a red-brown dark crimson hat, which distinguishes it from its fellows. Grows near pine and bearberry. Description:
- The diameter of the dry velvety cap reaches 15 cm.
- The length of the leg grows up to 15 cm, its thickness reaches 5 cm. The leg of the redhead has small, brownish scales.
At the cut site the flesh turns blue, then turns black. This species is less common than the red boletus. Grows in humid conditions coniferous forests in temperate latitudes of Europe.
Redhead spruce
This is an edible mushroom. You can describe it like this.
- The hat is a rich brown-chestnut color, hangs slightly from the edge, its diameter is from 3 to 10 cm.
- The cylinder-shaped leg has light brown scales on the surface and widens slightly towards the base. The length reaches 8-14 cm, thickness - 1.5-3 cm.
The pulp of the redhead is dense, white, and becomes dark when cut. Spruce boletuses are grouped in coniferous forests, usually under spruce trees, and are found in oak forests and mixed forests. The harvest season begins in July and lasts until October.
This edible mushroom the cap is red-orange, dark reddish or brick red hue. U young mushroom it is semicircular, dry, slightly velvety. Over time, it acquires a cushion shape, becomes smooth, and reaches from 4 to 12 cm in diameter. There are reddish scales on a stalk 13-18 cm high. The pulp is firm, white, and when cut becomes purple or gray-black.
So, we found out that the mushroom edible boletus. It owes its name to aspen, since it is closely related to its roots, and the color of the cap resembles an autumn leaf. And each type has its own characteristics and differences from others.
Fans of “silent hunting” have their own secrets. They know exactly which places and in which period are rich in mushrooms. Moreover, each species grows in its own place and at its own time. Where does the boletus grow? What does this handsome guy look like and how to prepare it correctly?
Where can you find them
The name of the mushroom speaks for itself. Where does the boletus grow? Of course, under the aspen trees! Interestingly, in pure aspen forests it is less common and smaller than in mixed forests, where birch, oak, rowan, beech, hornbeam and coniferous trees. These mushrooms can be found in many countries in Europe and Asia, in Central Russia, on Far East and in the Urals, in Western Siberia, in the Caucasus.
Aspen boletuses near Moscow
Where do aspen mushrooms grow in the Moscow region? They abound in the vicinity of the village of Selyatino (Kiev direction), Kolkhoznaya or Lvovskaya stations ( Kursk direction), near the villages of Gzhel, Grigorovo and Donino ( Kazan direction), the village of Khoroshilovo along the Savelovskaya road. There are many of them in Leningrad direction near the city of Khimki, in Riga direction near the holiday village Opalikha. Mushroom pickers find boletuses in the vicinity of Domodedovo (Paveletsk direction), in the forests near the village of Pestovo (Belarusian direction). They are found in the Gorky and Ryazan directions.
When to collect boletuses
We figured out where boletuses grow, mushrooms with valuable taste qualities, putting them on a par with white chanterelles and boletus. When should you go on a “silent hunt” for them?
The first beauties appear in June. They are called “spikes” because winter crops start earing at the same time.
Boletuses emerge en masse from the ground in July, and then, with short breaks, they can be found until the end of October. Mushrooms disappear after the first frost.
Description
What does this mushroom look like? His strong leg 5-15 cm high, covered with a hemisphere of a cap with a diameter of 5 to 25 cm. The skin separates poorly, only with pulp. The tubular layer is white or yellowish, rarely darker, free. The pulp is dense and fleshy. In young boletuses it is dense, in old ones it is loose. The cut of the pulp is white, through a short time acquires a blue tint, then turns black. Boletus pulp is practically odorless.
The stem of the mushroom is gray or off-white, but the color of the cap depends on the place where the boletus grows:
- yellow-brown grows in mixed forests, in which there are many birch and spruce trees;
- red – classic aspen boletus – grows in clean aspen forests;
- white nests under pine trees in mixed deciduous forests;
- oak with a red-brick cap loves mixed aspen forests when oaks grow next to aspens.
Depending on where the boletus grows, and also because of its appearance The mushroom is popularly called red-headed, red-headed, aspen, oak, and oak.
How to cook delicious boletus
Only young mushrooms need to be collected. This species quickly deteriorates, so as soon as possible after collection, boletus mushrooms are sorted, washed, cleaned and processed.
They are used to make tasty and nutritious broths, fry, stew, cook in cream sauce. During heat treatment, which takes 30-40 minutes, the boletus becomes very dark.
These mushrooms are also pickled. In the marinade they retain their natural color.
Before canning, mushrooms must be boiled in a separate pan for 20 minutes.
Red-headed beauties can be dried. Then you can’t wash them, just clean them thoroughly. Dry in the oven whole or cut into large pieces at a temperature of 50-60 degrees with the door ajar. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Then the baking sheet is placed on the top shelf of the oven, the mushrooms are stirred periodically. The drying process takes approximately 4 hours. Readiness is checked by breaking the cap: the inside of the boletus should not be wet.
These mushrooms should not be consumed by those who have problems with the liver and kidneys. For the rest - bon appetit!