Pickled Mushrooms In Oil
By: Kevin Tu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1/2 cup lemon juice
1 quart water
6 cups small button mushrooms
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups white distilled vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
2 bay leaves broken in half
2 garlic cloves
1 1/2 cups olive oil

Preparation

1 Combine lemon juice and water in a large saucepan. Add mushrooms and salt and bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes. Drain and pour vinegar over. Cover and let stand 10 to 12 hours. 2 Drain mushrooms and reserve vinegar. Place mushrooms in sterilized half-pint jars. Divide herbs into 4 portions and add to jars. Cover with olive oil. Process in boiling water bath 20 minutes. 3 Vinegar can be used one more time pickling mushrooms or use in salad dressings or cooking. 4 This recipe yields 4 half-pints. 5 Yield: 4 half-pints