The best Asian mushroom recipes, from Thanksgiving or Christmas side dishes that also work as mains (including vegan ideas)- easy enough to make after a busy day at work! These Asian mushroom recipes include mushroom pasta, Enoki, Oyster, Chinese Shiitake, Shimeji mushrooms and are the perfect veggie side dish.
Mushrooms are super versatile and full of umami.
In fact, they're often used as a meat substitute for those on a plant-based diet! King Oyster Mushrooms have a particularly meaty texture.
For more information on the best type of mushrooms to use, scroll to after the recipes.
Scroll down for the best Asian mushroom ideas for you if you are as much of a fan of this fungi as I am!
Side Dishes
Teriyaki Mushrooms
Soy Sauce and Butter
If you like teriyaki, you'll love this savory butter soy sauce!
Sauteed Eggplants
This is traditionally made with ground pork, but the vegan version uses mushrooms to give it the umami instead!
Japanese
Lettuce Cups
San Choy Bow
Banchan
These would go superbly with Gochuajng Roast Chicken and Korean Soy Sauce Eggs!
Broccoli Stir Fry
Soups
Black Chicken Soup
Shiitake Soup
If you don't have any spring onions at home, here is a collection of alternative garnishes that you can use for this Japanese soup!
And if you end up with too many red dates after making this Chinese soup, you can brew some jujube tea or cook 1 of these sweet and savoury red date recipes.
Onion Soup
Curries & Stews
Masala
If you're not sure what else to cook, serve with these easy Indian side dishes!
Thai Curry
This curry would go really well with green pandan rice!
Palak Paneer
Stir-Fry
Indian Shrooms
Mains
Teriyaki pasta
Udon
Biryani
Vegan
Fresh shiitake mushrooms also make a good vegan alternative to dried shrimp in recipes such as Mee Siam. You will need to add a bit of kelp stock to mimic the brininess of the sea as well as sugar for sweetness, then you're good to go!
Gyoza
To make a feast of it, here are some dishes that go well with dumplings, such as these scrumptious dumpling dipping sauce!
Masala
Ramen
What Kind of Mushrooms?
You can use most types of edible mushrooms,
However, shiitake (fresh and dried), wood ear, chestnut, button, king oyster (eryngii) and oyster mushrooms are amongst the most common in Asian food. (Alternatively, if you are allergic or don't like shrooms, here are some of the best mushroom alternatives.)
Note: don't soak cloud ear mushrooms (black fungus mushrooms) for too long- it can cause harmful bacteria to grow!
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