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A jar of young chanterelle mushrooms with wild juniper berries.
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Pickled Chanterelles with Wild Juniper

Tender, sweet and sour pickled chanterelle mushrooms scented with wild juniper. Recipe makes 1 pint jar and can be easily scaled.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Condiment, Mushroom Snack
Cuisine: Finnish
Keyword: chanterelle pickles
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 36kcal
Author: Alan Bergo
Cost: 5

Equipment

  • 1 Pint mason jar
  • 1 Non reactive lid
  • 1 1.5 quart stainless steel sauce pot
  • 1 Waterbath Canner optional

Ingredients

  • 7 oz chanterelle buttons
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1.5 teaspoons salt
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • ½-1 teaspoon juniper berries lightly crushed
  • 1 clove garlic thinly sliced
  • ½ oz celery thinly sliced
  • Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
  • Few sprigs of fresh thyme

Instructions

  • Immerse the mushrooms in cool water and clean them meticulously. See note on if your mushrooms are perfectly clean in the recipe notes.
  • Gently crush the juniper berries with the back of a knife to release their aroma.
  • Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pot and bring to a boil.
  • Cook for 2-3 minutes until the chanterelles are wilted. If you have a lid for the pot covering it will speed up the process.
  • When the mushrooms are wilted and completely cooked, transfer them to a pint mason jar, cover the mushrooms completely with pickling liquid, cover with a lid and refrigerate.
  • The mushrooms will last for a long time in the fridge, check on them occasionally to make sure they're underneath the pickling liquid.
  • For long term storage, the mushrooms can be water bath canned. To do that, process pint jars for 10 minutes in a water bath canner.

Video

Notes

Soaking the chanterelles is something I only do with young buttons and it directly affects the water content of the finished pickle as they absorb about 4 oz of water. 
If your chanterelles are pristinely clean you can skip soaking them, but you'll need to increase the water in the recipe to a full cup (8oz). 

Nutrition

Serving: 1oz | Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 588mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg