What is included in the pink varnish. What are its benefits and harms, who should not eat this mushroom and why. How to cook it according to all the rules and everything you need to know about it. Important! After heat treatment, the composition of the pink varnish remains practically unchanged.
Harm and contraindications to the use of pink varnish
The product is not recommended to be consumed late in the evening, before bedtime, in this case, an unpleasant feeling of heaviness in the stomach may occur. It is highly likely that stomach pain and heartburn will bother you, nausea. If you get carried away with it, then constipation or diarrhea is quite possible. This is especially true for those who suffer from indigestion. Also, do not eat the mushroom on an empty stomach, and even more so in its pure form. In order not to harm your health, it is better not to fry it over high heat.
Among the contraindications to the use of pink varnish should be highlighted:
- Recent stomach or intestinal surgery … We are talking about the removal of neoplasms, surgery for ulcers, gastritis and colitis. After that, at least 3-4 days should pass.
- Gastritis … With this disease, you can not eat both fried and salted varnish. It is allowed to use a small amount of it only in boiled, stewed or baked form.
- Colitis … Those suffering from such a disease should completely exclude the fungus. Since it contains a lot of dietary fiber, it irritates the walls of the already diseased intestines. This can cause severe abdominal pain and constipation.
- Pancreatitis … With such a disease, you cannot eat any mushrooms, including pink lacquer. It enhances the secretion of bile and increases the level of bilirubin in the blood. In turn, this causes yellowing of the sclera of the eyes, nausea, heartburn and pain in the right hypochondrium.
Whatever the benefits of varnish rose, you should not give this mushroom to children under 10-12 years old, as it will be too heavy for their stomach.
Recipes with pink varnish
These mushrooms are ideal for thermal processing - boiling, frying, stewing, baking, grilling. They make salads, soups, cereals, side dishes, sandwiches, casseroles and various pastries very tasty. They can be both salted and pickled. If there are no contraindications for pink varnish for use, then this is an excellent option for harvesting for the winter.
It is very important here that the mushroom does not need to be soaked before use, as it is quite soft by itself. You can also not boil it, which significantly saves time on cooking.
We suggest you use the following recipes:
- Varnish in sour cream … To prepare this dish, you will need 1 kg of mushrooms. Soak them for 15 minutes in salted water, then boil them in it. Put the varnish in a colander, drain, dry. Then pepper, salt, pour sour cream (250 ml). Add hard cheese (80 g) and pitted olives (120 g). Now put the mixture in a skillet, greased with vegetable oil, and simmer over low heat, covered, until tender. This usually takes about 30 minutes. Finally, season it with garlic (2-3 cloves) and lemon juice (2 tsp).
- Soup-puree … You will need to rinse the mushrooms (350 g) with hot water, chop them and boil them in salted water. Next, when they are ready, repeat the same with the potatoes. Then combine the two ingredients and mix them with roasted carrots (1 pc.) And 2 onions. Then add some hard cheese (50 g). After that, beat everything with a blender and cook the soup for about 20 minutes. Before turning off the burner, sprinkle it with salt, season with pepper and dill, pour over sour cream. Already directly during serving on the table, the dish can be decorated with crackers.
- Stew … Chop white cabbage (half a small head), onion (1.5 pcs.), Carrots (2 pcs.), Pepper (1 pc.), Garlic (5 cloves), tomato (2 pcs.) And potatoes (2 pcs.). Fry all this in a large amount of corn oil. While the frying is being prepared, boil the varnish (250 g) in salted water. Then cut it up and mix with the other ingredients. Then simmer the mixture under the lid for 25 minutes.
- Casserole … Boil 5 peeled potatoes. Then do the same with the mushrooms (500 g). Now grind them through a meat grinder, salt and pepper, beat in an egg (1 pc.) And pour in sour cream (1 tbsp. L.). Then oil a baking dish and add the mixture. Place it in the oven for 25 minutes. During this time, it will have to brown and be covered with a beautiful crust.
- Julien … Chop chicken fillet (300 g) and mushrooms (250 g), mix and sauté in oil. Then pour sour cream over them, sprinkle with dill, put in clay pots and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Salting … Wash and cut 1 kg of varnish, put it in a plastic container. Now chop the horseradish root (1 pc.), One onion, dill (bunch), garlic (6 cloves). Add this to the main ingredient, sprinkle with salt (2 tablespoons) and sugar (1 teaspoon). Next, put 5 black peas and bay leaves (2 pcs.), Pour 3 tbsp. l. vinegar. In the end, all that remains is to crush the mushrooms with oppression. After about 2-3 days, they will have to let the juice out, and then they can be eaten.
Important! This product complements well any vegetables, fish, meat, without overshadowing their taste.
Interesting facts about pink lacquer
Pink lacquer grows from early summer to mid-autumn. It can be found in gardens, parks, forests. She most of all loves the edges of the pine forest and lives in dry places. It is almost impossible to find it near water bodies.
When collecting it, difficulties often arise, because this mushroom can easily be confused with a young lilac varnish or meadow honey. It is possible to distinguish them only by white plates.
The mushroom is considered edible, but is not widely used in cooking. Perhaps the whole point is that he is a very rare "guest" in the forests. It is also difficult to find it in shops and markets. It is not grown at home as it is not suitable for this.
Pink lacquer practically does not absorb any toxins from the air, so it is hardly possible to get poisoned with it. It is also important here that she has no poisonous brothers. It is an ideal candidate for salting, freezing and drying. It is also very interesting that it can be safely eaten without preliminary heat treatment.
Popularly, the mushroom is also known as glittering varnish, due to the fact that its surface shimmers beautifully in the sun.
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This mushroom is unlikely to compete with boletus, milk mushrooms or truffles. But there are numerous recipes for pink lacquer, which will allow you to cook truly original and delicious dishes. The main thing is to taste them at least once and appreciate the taste of the mushroom!
