Description of russula and their edible species. Calorie content, composition and useful properties. Precautions and contraindications. Recipes for interesting dishes. The most amazing facts about them. Although russules do not have an abundance of medicinal properties, nevertheless, they are easily digestible mushrooms, and nature has endowed them with such important substances as lecithin, rassulin, and many others.
Interesting! The enzyme Rasulin discovered by scientists will replace thousands of stomachs of lambs and calves, from which it was obtained earlier.
Harm and contraindications to the use of russula
These mushrooms are considered harmless, with the exception of poisonous brothers, which can fall into your hands. For children under 7 years old, nutritionists generally do not recommend using them.
In addition, there are some contraindications for russula:
- Various disorders of the heart, liver and kidneys … If a person is sick, russules turn into a poorly digestible product for the body, for the most part it depends on chitin, which does not dissolve in the stomach.
- Personal intolerance … This is especially true for people with allergenic tendencies. The fact that these mushrooms are eaten most often without any heat treatment, and contributes to the non-perception of it by the body.
Children are sensitive to many foods, some are allergic and difficult to digest. These include russula mushrooms. They are often perceived by the child's body as a foreign substance. When using these products, dosage and heat treatment are important.
Adults, too, should not get carried away with russula, know when to stop. It is recommended to consume them no more than 150 grams per day, and the most proven types. But children, if you really want, can also be treated: in limited quantities and proven fungi.
Unfortunately, not everyone is an experienced mushroom picker, and edible russules do not always have specific features by which they can be distinguished from poisonous representatives. Therefore, sometimes people accidentally eat toadstools with a burning, pungent pulp, after which the mucous membrane is irritated, which leads to vomiting.
Carefully! If you do not have experience, it is better to refuse to collect russules, and if you have collected them and are not sure of them, it is contraindicated to eat them without heat treatment.
Russula recipes
As the name suggests, these mushrooms are usually eaten raw. But what is surprising is that russula are used in cooking after heat treatment. We can prepare a wide variety of different dishes from them. You can do whatever your heart desires with russula: cook, stew, fry, pickle - and the taste will not disappoint in any case.
Here are the most amazing ways to cook these beauties:
- Salad "Multicolored russula" … This simple dish is suitable for any festive table, because this salad pleases with its aesthetic brightness and excellent taste. To prepare it, you need to take fresh russula and pour water over them and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. Next, allow the unnecessary liquid to drain off and put these mushrooms in a preheated pan and fry them until golden brown. You also need to chop green onions and chop hard cheese. Mix this whole mix, salt and pepper. The salad for the festive table is served!
- Soup "Fast and tasty" … To cook it, we need a multicooker, which will simplify the process. Pour water into its bowl and put mushrooms there, cut into pieces, and cook. After boiling, drain the water from the russula. Next, we should fry the carrots, this should be done stirring all the time. We wash the wheat with boiling water in order to avoid bitterness. Peel the potatoes and cut into slices. Do not forget about the carrots, as soon as they turn pink, fill them with water and add all the ingredients (previously described), set the appropriate cooking program for an hour. When the signal shows that it's done, you need to add the chopped green onions. In order to please your loved ones, you can serve this masterpiece with sour cream and dill. Soup is delicious!
- "Monastic buckwheat" … This porridge is perfect for you if you are dieting or fasting. To prepare it, you first need to deal with the mushrooms: peel, wash, boil for 15 minutes and drain the water from them and cut into strips. Then put finely chopped onions in a frying pan and fry slightly, and then throw in the mushrooms, and as soon as they are browned, add buckwheat. And fry all this for another 2 minutes and stir. And also you need to fill it with water and stew the porridge until tender. And you can enjoy a dish of old Russian cuisine and not get better.
- Sauerkraut with apples and russula … It seems to be a simple recipe, but it brings a lot of pleasure. First, peel the cabbage, then cut the apples into slices, the mushrooms into slices, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Put the salted cabbage in a bowl for pickling, but do not forget to add mushrooms, apples and carrots to it. Put it all in a cool place and wait until the juice stops fermenting and acquires a transparent color. Enjoy!
- Warm salad … Another great way to make a salad, but extraordinary. Cut the russula into thin slices and fry them, do the same with the chicken liver. Next, you need to boil the pasta and fry the bell pepper, which then needs to be cut into slices. Then mix all the ingredients and you can serve. But do not forget about basil for the piquancy of taste!
- Roast with mushrooms … The secret of this russula recipe is the atmosphere of the dish. Imagine that you are cooking it in a real Russian oven. Cut the pork fillet into cubes, fry, pepper and salt. Also chop the potatoes, and the carrots and onions in half rings. Next, boil the russula, drain the water and fry them in vegetable oil. Mix all prepared elements, place in clay pots in pre-cooked broth and sprinkle with grated cheese on top. Put this delight in a preheated oven for an hour, and the dish is ready.
Mushrooms that are supposed to be eaten raw have great cooking potential. Russulas are a good alternative to porcini mushrooms and champignons, which simplifies the work of any housewife. The main thing is to choose their edible types, and then you can enjoy their taste and aesthetic features.
Interesting facts about russula
These mushrooms are really surprising because they completely break stereotypes. The habitat is varied: from coniferous forests to swampy river banks. And their "level" of edibility depends on it. The most valuable are russula with green, yellow and blue hats. The russula themselves are so similar to each other that even experts in this field find it difficult to find out which species they are dealing with. Chemical analysis is sometimes even used to determine it.
These mushrooms can be consumed without heat treatment. They got their name due to the fact that they can be eaten only after a day, as they are salted.
They appear in large numbers in the fall, although you can see them making their way through the ground in late spring. Mushroom pickers should remember that when collecting russules, they require a special approach in the form of a separate basket. If you put them together with other mushrooms, you will see only crumbs and pulp at home.
If the russula has a bitter taste, this does not mean that it is poisonous, you just need to soak or boil in salt water. But it is better for inexperienced collectors not to encounter such species, because it is easy to confuse them with inedible brothers, and they can harm you.
The term "dandies" is the second name for russula, such a "pseudonym" they received for their bright, all colors of the rainbow color. It is also the feature that defines this type of mushroom as an independent one. Although they do not fall into the "highest category", they can be safely attributed to category 3 for such beneficial substances for the body as B2 and PP.
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Contrary to the stereotypical opinion that russula are not as valuable and healthy as, for example, porcini mushrooms, they prove to us that they can easily claim a worthy place in our kitchen. They will help us decorate banal dishes and surprise loved ones with spicy taste and colored hats. Experiment with these mushrooms and have fun!
