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Homemade Button Mushrooms Preserved in Oil

Homemade Button Mushrooms in Oil are the ideal appetizer for dinners with family or friends. Here's how to preserve mushrooms in oil simply and quickly.
Recipe Homemade Button Mushrooms Preserved in Oil
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 30 minutes
  • Cooking 10 minutes
  • Servings for 4 jars

Mushrooms in Oil are a must among the Appetizers for occasions big and small, because everyone always loves their delicate flavor. Not everyone knows, though, that you can make Homemade Button Mushrooms in Oil (button mushrooms are the variety usually used for the jarred antipasto) in a short time and with little effort. As with all Mushroom Recipes, of course, the better the mushroom, the bolder its flavor, but using Button Mushrooms in Recipes certainly gives you the right balance between flavor and cost.

So if you want to try your hand at this recipe for Button Mushrooms in Oil and find out once and for all how to preserve mushrooms in oil, you’ve come to the right place. Besides the Mushrooms, get some good-quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lemon and Vinegar, plus a few ingredients to flavor and season the oil, such as Bay Leaves, Oregano, Pepper and Chili Pepper. You’ll find that making Mushrooms in Oil is easier than you expected.

Among the other Button Mushroom Recipes, we suggest you try the Stuffed Button Mushrooms, perfect both as an appetizer and as a vegetarian main course, the Fried Mushrooms, the ideal bite for a mixed fry, and finally the Cheese and Mushroom Bruschetta.

Ingredients for 4 jars

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Method

  1. To make the Homemade Button Mushrooms in Oil, start by choosing a kilo (2.2 lb) of small, firm button mushrooms. Clean off any soil, rinsing them under running water too, and trim off the end of the stems.
  2. Dry them with a clean kitchen towel and set them aside.
  3. Put the water, vinegar, lemon juice, bay leaves and pepper in a pan and bring to a boil.
  4. Then add the mushrooms and cook them for 7 minutes at most.
  5. Drain them with a slotted spoon and let them dry on a clean kitchen towel for half an hour.
  6. Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and season them with salt, pepper, chopped chili and garlic in the amounts you like, a few bay leaves and finally chopped parsley.
  7. Get the 4 jars of 200 ml ready (they must be sterilized; follow our guide if you’re unsure how), divide the seasoned mushrooms among the sterilized jars, cover them with the oil and close.
  8. Boil the jars covered by at least a finger’s width of water, counting 3 minutes from when the water comes to a boil. Once cool, they can be stored in the pantry. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Jar of button mushrooms in olive oil

Variations and Alternatives

You can flavor the preserving oil with whatever you like best. A classic pairing is mushrooms and parsley: why not use it here too?

Tips

We recommend sterilizing the jars thoroughly before you start making the Homemade Button Mushrooms in Oil.

Storage

Homemade Button Mushrooms in Oil keep in the pantry for up to three months. Once the jar is opened, however, store them in the fridge and eat them within a week.

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