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Simple and Luscious Asian Shitake Mushrooms

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April 22, 2011
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Simple and Luscious Asian Shitake Mushrooms
Author Notes

This is a simple yet decadent dish, to serve for a simple weeknight dinner or an elegant appetizer for a dinner party. —jwolfsthal

  • Serves 4
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Shitake Mushroom, remove the stems and save for stock
  • Tablespoon garlic, monced
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon mirin, can use sake and a little sugar as a replacement
  • 1 dash ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
In This Recipe
Directions
  1. wash, dry, de-stem and slice shitake mushrooms into strips
  2. add sesame oil to wok or hot skillet and brown garlic and ginger on high heat, maybe 1-2 minutes until just turning brown
  3. add mushrooms and turn down heat to medium and saute until just soft
  4. add in soy sauce and mirin and cook down, letting the mushrooms absorb liquid
  5. Add pepper and sesame seeds, and remove from heat
  6. serve over rice (white or brown) for a main course, or over soft polenta for an appetizer.
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