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- For the special mushroom note: Dry the stick sponges
- Stockschwämmchen dry sorted
- Stockschwämmchen dry
- Store dried stick sponges properly
- How can dried stick sponges be further processed?
- Tips
Stockschwämmchen should be dried varietal
For the special mushroom note: Dry the stick sponges
The Stockschwämmchen is an excellent, very aromatic edible mushroom. It is versatile in the kitchen, but especially in creamy soups and to dry. In particular, the stems are suitable for a very tasty mushroom powder.
Stockschwämmchen dry sorted
Due to their very own, characteristic flavor you should always dry or use Stockschwämmchen sorted. Only the young and solid specimens are suitable for drying, damp, spongy and older mushrooms are unsuitable. It is best to cook a fine soup from the hats, only the stems are dried - unless you want to create a larger stock.
Stockschwämmchen dry
The mushrooms are not washed before drying, but cleaned only with a knife and if necessary with a brush. Then cut them into thin slices of at most three to five millimeters thick. The best way to dry in a Dehydrator, but also in a convection oven, the Stockschwämmchen process. When drying in the oven, you should make sure that the mushrooms are individually on a grid and ventilated all around. The temperature should not exceed 50 ° C and the oven door should be slightly open. Incidentally, some new convection ovens have a contact built into the door, so the oven only works with the door completely closed. As a result, moisture can escape and drying in such a furnace is not possible.
Store dried stick sponges properly
The dried mushrooms must be "rusty" and can not be bent any more. If they still contain moisture, they start to mold. Put the dried mushrooms in well-sealable glasses (dark sunscreen lenses are best) and store in a dark and cool place.
How can dried stick sponges be further processed?
For further processing, soak the dried stick sponges in warm water for at least 20 to 30 minutes - longer depending on the recipe. Then squeeze them well and use them like fresh mushrooms. Do not pour away the soaking water, you can use it for other dishes or as a base for soups and sauces.
Tips
Stockschwämmchen are to be found in bunches between May and December, especially on hardwood. However, they should only be collected by experienced mushroom picking, since the likelihood of confusion with the very similar - and lethally poisonous - poison ivy as well as the also very poisonous green-leaved sulfur head and other wood fungi is very high. You can also breed stock sponges at home.