Are you a mushroom lover? Mushrooms bring incredible flavor to any dish: they’re filled with umami, the fifth flavor that’s meaty and savory. Actually a fungus, not a vegetable, mushrooms may help with heart health and disease prevention. But the best reason to eat them: they’re darn delicious. Take it from me, a previous mushroom hater: once I opened my mind to the juicy portobello: I never went back. Here’s a list of the most delicious mushroom recipes! There’s our fan favorite mushroom pasta, featuring tender mushrooms with fresh herbs and creamy goat cheese. Or try our mushroom barley soup, which features both dried and fresh mushrooms and chewy barley in a savory broth. And our portobello burgers…well, let’s just get to the recipes! (PS see below for an overview on mushroom types.)
And now, our best mushroom recipes!
Types of mushrooms
There are many types of mushrooms! Most of the recipes above use cremini or portobello, but there are many more varieties. Here’s a little overview of types of mushrooms you’re most likely to encounter at the grocery store: Also try: Mushroom Pasta with Parmesan Also try: Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
Button mushrooms (white): A small mushroom that’s easy to find at the grocery. It’s a young stage of a portobello and has the most subtle flavor.Baby bella or cremini: Small mushrooms with a brown top and a robust savory flavor. They’re a stage older than button mushrooms and a younger version of the portobello mushroom.Portobello (portabella or portabello): The largest mushroom that’s available at grocery stores, it’s a mature version of the cremini! It has a uniquely meaty flavor and is fantastic stuffed or grilled.Shiitake mushrooms: A mushroom native to Asia with a delicate shape and an earthy, savory flavor. Common sauteed, in stir fries and ramen.Lion’s mane mushrooms: A white fungus with a hair-like texture that bears resemblance to its namesake. The flavor is delicate, tender, juicy and meaty: try them sauteed or in sandwiches.Oyster mushrooms: Mushrooms shaped like a cluster that have a savory flavor: almost like seafood. King Oyster Mushrooms are large and meaty types of oyster mushrooms; they work well as a meat substitute.Maitake Mushrooms: are small with feathered edges and an earthy, peppery flavor; they’re great sauteed or roastedEnoki mushrooms: Long-stemmed white mushrooms that look like long strings, they’re common in Japanese cuisine.
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