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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
This quick and easy method for cooking shiitake mushrooms is sure to become a valued part of your cooking arsenal.
If you love fried mushrooms, you can also try these Garlic Balsamic Sauteed Mushrooms or some fast and easy Teriyaki fried mushrooms. Try serving these mushrooms with Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes or Teriyaki Rice.
Reader Review
This is very informative! It’s just what I needed- Thank you so much!
I’m going to buy the mushrooms later today, and I have a really good oyster sauce at home that I’ll use. Can’t wait to try them!
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is an easy recipe.
- Total Time: Making these mushrooms takes about 20 minutes.
- Variations: Add some garlic, ginger, or hot peppers to change up the flavour profile. Use more or less green onions, depending on you own preference. Sprinkle on some sesame seeds for a bit of crunch. Add a drizzle of sesame oil or chili oil. Try soy sauce instead of oyster sauce.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a medium skillet, a cutting board, a knife, and a utensil for stirring.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Mushrooms: This recipe calls specifically for small shiitake mushrooms, but you can follow the same method for any other type of mushrooms. Depending on the size of the mushrooms you use, you’ll need to adjust cooking time accordingly. You can even choose a dried variety, though they work better in dishes where the mushrooms will be a secondary component.
Oyster Sauce: This ingredient, while delicious and packed full of umami flavour, is optional. Depending on your personal tastes and what you plan to use the mushrooms for once they are cooked, you may want to either reduce the amount or just eliminate it entirely.
How To Cook Shiitake Mushrooms
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the prepped mushrooms and cook for 4-5 minutes. Stir and turn occasionally until mushrooms are golden brown.
- Add water and keep cooking, stirring occasionally, until the water evaporates and the mushrooms have reduce in size.
- Garnish with green onions.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Cooking Shiitake Mushrooms
Mushroom Prep: To avoid creating soggy mushrooms, use a damp cloth to wipe down your mushrooms instead of submerging them in water. Mushrooms are like sponges, and will absorb water easily. If they’re especially dirty, you can run them quickly under cold water, then pat them dry quickly. Conversely, if you choose to use dried mushrooms, you’ll need to soak them in water prior to cooking them.
What to Use the Mushrooms For: Once cooked, these shiitake mushrooms can be added to pho or anything else you’d like. Try these as a topping for Cashew Chicken Stir Fry, Garlic Shrimp Stir-Fry with Peppers & Onions, or some 10 Minute Eggy Udon Noodles. If you will be using them in something like pho, you can skip the oyster sauce in this recipe.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: Once these are cooled, you can store them in a sealed container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Add the mushrooms to another dish or reheat them on their own.
Freezer: Once they’re cooled, you can put the leftover mushrooms in a sealed container or freezer safe bag and into the freezer for up to 4 months. Defrost on their own or by adding them to hot soup or stew.
More Delicious Mushroom Recipes
Looking for more mushroom-packed meals to make?
Try this Rice and Mushroom Casserole.
Make a Pork Butt/Boston Butt Roast or a Creamy Mushroom Beef Chuck Roast with Creamy Mushroom Gravy to serve with Grilled Potatoes.
Crock Pot Meatballs are another great option for satisfying your craving for mushrooms.
There you go, friends. An easy preparation method for shiitake mushrooms that you can use for any mushrooms you like. Try it out and let me know what you think.
Happy Cooking!
Karlynn
How to Cook Shiitake Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 454 grams small shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and stems cut off
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- green onions
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
- Add in the mushrooms and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring and turning occasionally, until the mushrooms are golden brown.
- Add the water to the skillet and cook, stirring the mushrooms occasionally, until the water has evaporated and the mushrooms are softened and have reduced in size. If needed, fry for another 2-3 minutes to achieve this.
- If desired, stir in the oyster sauce and quickly stir it around to coat the mushrooms.
- If you are cooking for pho or another dish, you can skip the sauce and simply garnish with green onions. We used these without the sauce in our pho.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Terri says
We didn’t know about (adding the water part), when sautéing these! thank you
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Jill says
This is very informative! It’s just what I needed- Thank you so much!
I’m going to buy the mushrooms later today, and I have a really good oyster sauce at home that I’ll use. Can’t wait to try them!
Angela Totel says
I loved this recipe! Simple and delicious!
Carla @ Foodie Digital says
Simple technique but great results. The addition of the sauce at just the right time results in a yummy side dish that works really well over a bed of rice noodles or bok choy.
Alicia says
Excellent simple and quick recipe !
I Cut then in strips and sauté them. My favorite is I immediately put them over a salad of baby greens, yummy !
Kami says
So many words, not so much of a recipe. How this is in my my top search results???