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Marinated Mushrooms Recipe

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
A bowl with marinated mushrooms
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Skill Level: Easy
Cost to Make: $8-$10
Keyword: Marinated Mushrooms
Cuisine: Russian, Ukrainian
Course: Side Dish
Servings: 8 -10

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs fresh mushrooms quartered, halved or even whole if they are small.
  • 16 cups water + 3 Tbsp vinegar

Marinade Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 3 Garlic cloves chopped
  • 2-3 bay leaves
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 Red pepper chopped
  • 1 and 1/2 Tbsp dill weed fresh, frozen or dry
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Instructions

Make the marinade first (before rinsing mushrooms):

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic, bay leaves, ground black pepper, red pepper and dill. Simmer marinade for 5 minutes.
  2. Add 2 cups water, bring to a boil and simmer another 5 minutes. Lastly, add oil and turn off the heat.

Prepping the Mushrooms and Assembly:

  1. Boil 16 cups (4 quarts) Water with 3 Tbsp vinegar (or juice from 1 lemon) - to prevent browning of mushrooms.
  2. Rinse mushrooms (immediately after rinsing mushrooms, cut mushrooms into quarters, halves or even whole if they are small) and place in boiling water. Stir, cover and cook 3 minutes.
  3. Drain mushrooms and pour marinade over them. Boil another 2-3 minutes in the marinade.
  4. Cool to room temp and refrigerate overnight then enjoy!

Enjoy!!!

Recipe Notes

Vegetable oil can be substituted with sunflower oil.