Description of the coral barnacle. Healing substances contained in its fruiting body. What beneficial properties does it have on the body, possible harmful manifestations in case of abuse. Mushroom recipes. Absolute contraindications for coral hairy urchin:
- Age … This mushroom is especially rich in fiber and chitin, which are poorly digested by the organisms of children and the elderly. Do not offer this product to children under 5 years of age or to people over 65, especially if they have digestive problems.
- Allergy … Hericium can become a strong allergen for some people. Taste it carefully and in small portions, or completely give up this pleasure, especially if you have already encountered allergies to vegetables and fruits.
Coral hedgehog recipes
Hericium can be used in all recipes where common mushrooms are present. Its taste and aroma are not too pronounced, however, the benefits of coral hair are undeniable. Hericium is fried and boiled, baked, used for making mashed potatoes and compound fillings. Whatever you cook with this mushroom will be delicious.
Coral hedgehog recipes
- Hedgehog soup … The first dish with hericium looks very unusual and attractive. To prepare it, you will need a pound of fresh black man's mane, 2 large tablespoons of butter, 2 liters of water, 5 medium-sized potatoes, 2 medium carrots, 1 parsley root, 1 onion, a little sunflower oil for frying, bay leaves, salt, pepper for dressing. Wash the mushrooms, cut them, fry them in butter, then put them in a saucepan and fill them with water. Boil for half an hour over low heat, then add chopped potatoes, carrots, parsley (you can also pre-fry in vegetable oil). Add onion and spices, then cook for about 30 minutes. For taste, before serving, you can "season" the soup with cream, sour cream or fresh herbs.
- Casserole with mushrooms and potatoes … The dish is easy to prepare and nutritious, pleasing to the eye and stomach. Take 1 kg of mushrooms and the same amount of potatoes, 100 g of cheese (Dutch or Russian), 5-6 eggs (depending on size), 1 onion, 1 carrot, a glass of sour cream, a little vegetable or olive oil, pepper, salt, favorite spices … Finely chop the carrots and onions (you can grate), fry over low heat until soft. We make minced meat from mushrooms using a blender, meat grinder or very fine slices. Add eggs, salt, spices to the mushroom mince. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin "slices", put them in a pre-greased baking dish. Put fried onions with carrots on top, form the next layer from mushroom minced meat. We repeat until the ingredients run out or the form is filled out. Fill the casserole with sour cream, sprinkle with cheese on top. Place in the oven and bake at 180 degrees for half an hour (or until cooked through).
- Julienne with hedgehog mushroom … For cooking, we need: 400 g of chicken fillet without skin and bones, 300 g of a barnacle, 2 medium onions, 200 ml of heavy cream, 150 g of cheese, butter, herbs, salt and pepper. Fry the chicken, cut into pieces, in a pan until half cooked, then add the onion to it and hold for another 3-4 minutes. Put mushrooms in the same pan, fry everything together for about 5 minutes. Pour the cream over the mixture, season with salt and pepper, simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add the grated cheese, stir, cover and turn off the heat. Let the dish stand for a while, then serve, garnish with herbs.
- "Pasta" with mushrooms and cheese … To create 4 servings of the dish, take: 200 g of a blackberry, a pound of pasta, 1 onion, 2 eggs, oil for frying, 100 g of cheese, bread crumbs, salt. Cut mushrooms and onions, fry in a pan, season well. Boil the pasta in accordance with the instructions on the package, in pre-salted water. Cool the finished product, break eggs into it, mix. Grease the baking dish with oil and cover with bread crumbs. Put the pasta-egg mixture on top, then put the mushrooms and onions. Top with a second layer of pasta, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and grated cheese. We place the form in the oven, preheated to 190 degrees, bake for about 15 minutes.
- Hericium in sour cream … Like any other mushroom, hericium is good on its own if it is deliciously fried or baked. For 800 g of mushrooms, take 2 onions, 200 ml of sour cream, a little oil, salt, black pepper, a bunch of herbs. Wash, cut onion, put in oil in a preheated pan and fry until golden brown. Add the mushrooms, frying for another 10 minutes. Pour in sour cream, salt, pepper, simmer for 10-15 minutes. Serve with chopped herbs.
Interesting facts about the coral hedgehog
The fungus prefers to settle on deciduous trees, especially European beech, common ash, and various types of oaks. On the same dead trunk, a hedgehog can parasitize for quite a long time - up to 5 years or more.
Most often found in nature from August to December, spreads by spores that are only a meter away from the parental body. The optimum temperature for the growth of a hedgehog is +25 degrees Celsius, if the temperature drops below or rises above, the development of the fungus may stop.
It is not recommended to eat the black man's mane raw, probably poisoning with an upset stomach. The mushroom must be cooked, well fried or boiled. Before cooking it for food, it should be thoroughly rinsed and inspected, as a variety of insects like to settle in it.
Cooking is only white mushrooms. Yellowness indicates old and not tasty specimens that give food a sour taste. Young and healthy individuals are also easy to distinguish by the state of the "branches" - they are elastic and are placed vertically upwards. In older hedgehogs, the branches hang down, their taste begins to deteriorate.
In China, black mane is a popular remedy for gastrointestinal disorders, a medicine to increase immunity, strengthen the nervous system and respiratory tract. Mushrooms have a slight tonic effect and stimulate the process of blood formation. At the same time, contraindications to the coral-shaped hedgehog are practically equal to zero.
In 1998, scientists from Germany isolated the substance erinacin E from a fungus. This compound is a powerful stimulator of the growth of nerve cells, using it you can treat many diseases of the central nervous system. In the course of further research, the antiparasitic activity of the barnacle, its toxicity for nematodes, was discovered.
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Coral Hericium is a rare, but beautiful and healing mushroom. It is useful for cleansing the liver and strengthening the immune system, improving metabolism and saturating the body with water. Hericium fights Alzegeimer's disease and the formation of tumors, helps to reduce weight and even relieve depression. Found in natural conditions, it is difficult to confuse it with poisonous species, so the mushroom is easy to collect and safe to eat.
