Mushrooms and broccoli stir fry
Fast. Easy. Tasty. And with an option to make the dish vegan and not merely meatless. It can be a main course for non-meat eaters or a side dish for omnivores like me.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms are fungi. We know them mostly as spongy things with stems and caps with gills underneath. Not all mushrooms look that way but most edible mushrooms do have that appearance. Not all mushrooms are edible. Some are poisonous while some can have mind-altering effects.
Edible mushrooms are neither meat nor vegetable but, in cooking, they can be treated as either. For many vegetarians, mushrooms are substituted for meat to add bulk, texture and flavor to vegetables.
Pork ribs and mushrooms teriyaki
A recipe from 2019, I cooked this dish just a week or two after the house renovation. I hadn’t figured out the best angles given the new lighting so I won’t …
Tofu and shiitake braised in ginger soy sauce
Fried crispy tofu cubes, chunks of shiitake and vegetables and braised in ginger sauce, dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, oyster sauce, Sriracha and sesame oil. We had it …
Fresh mushroom and vegetable salad with lemon butter dressing
A salad I made back in October of 2018. Back then, not too many readers were enamored with mushrooms. Almost six years later, the popularity of mushrooms has boomed — …
Mushroom burgers
Chopped oyster mushrooms, bell peppers, carrot, onion and a little garlic are mixed with chickpea flour paste, formed into patties and fried until browned and crisp.
Shiitake, white asparagus and broccoli egg drop soup
An egg drop soup as simple as it can be. Just boil broth, thicken, add all the mushrooms and vegetables, and simmer. Then, drizzle in beaten eggs and stir.
Beef and mushroom udon soup
Blanched spinach, enoki and udon are dropped into a bowl, boiling broth is poured in, and topped with beef braised in soy sauce, sake and mirin. Finally, an egg yolk is …
Garlic butter noodles with honey and gochujang
Sweet, sour, salty and packed with heat, this spicy meatless mushroom and noodle dish can be cooked in 15 minutes flat. Enjoy for breakfast, snack, lunch or dinner. Cook …