This recipe makes two pints of pickled Chanterelles, you can play around with this recipe and pickle any mushroom but we most recently did Wild Oregon Chanterelles. This is not a true pickle and therefore this quick pickling method will only keep for about 6 months and needs to be stored in a cool place.
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds Chanterelles or whatever mushroom you want to use
- 3 cups apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 bay leaf for each jar
- Thyme to taste
- Black peppercorns to taste
- Minced garlic to taste
Directions:
- Get your jars and lids ready; making sure they are clean. Since they will not be pressurized they don’t need be sterilized just clean and disinfected.
- Clean and slice the mushrooms into bite size pieces. Dry sauté the mushrooms in a frying pan until the moisture has evaporated and then reabsorbed into the mushrooms and set aside.
- In a separate pan, bring: vinegar, sugar, salt, thyme, peppercorns and garlic to a boil. Add the mushrooms and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Spoon the mushrooms into the jars with a bay leaf in each jar. Pour the brine over the mushrooms and seal the lids. Then process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Store in a cool place (we keep ours in the fridge).
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