Grilled Thai Marinated Maitake Mushrooms Recipes

GRILLED THAI MARINATED MAITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Clean the maitake's by quickly running them under water. Set on paper towels to drain.
• Slice in 3/4" thick slices and lay out in a casserole dish or two for marinading.

MARINATED SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger root, and mushrooms and saute for 3 minutes, or until the mushrooms are just seared and still dry. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar and reduce over medium-high heat until almost no liquid remains. Stir in the sambal olek and salt and remove from the heat. Add the vinaigrette and tir to mix. Set aside and allow to marinate for at least 6 hours. The mushrooms can be kept covered in the refrigerator, for up to 4 days.

GRILLED MAITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put the olive oil, soy sauce, scallion whites, garlic, honey, and 2 tablespoons of the wine in a blender and blend until smooth. Season with salt.
• Cut the maitake into slices 1 inch thick. It's important that each slice be attached to the large stem at the bottom; otherwise the slice will fall apart and be hard to handle on the grill. To avoid this problem, simply pick up the mushroom and look at where the stem is. Turn the mushroom on its side while gently slicing, making sure the connection between the frilly part of the mushroom and the stem stays intact. Place the slices in a shallow rimmed dish and coat them with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat a grill until it's very hot and arrange the maitakes on the grill, reserving the marinade. Press the slices with a metal spatula to form grill marks, and brush them with some of the reserved marinade. Grill for 3 minutes, then turn and press down with the spatula again. Brush with some of the remaining marinade and grill for 2 minutes more. Set the maitakes aside.
• Heat a sauté pan over high heat and add the reserved marinade and the remaining 3 tablespoons white wine. Bring to a boil and reduce for a few minutes, until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
• To serve, arrange a bed of watercress on four individual plates. Slice the maitakes into a few pieces and divide among the plates, arranging them on top of the watercress. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over the mushrooms and garnish with the scallion greens.

GRILLED MARINATED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large zipper bag, mix oil,lemon juice, herbs and garlic. Add cleaned mushrooms; Seal and mix gently to coat mushrooms with marinade.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour but not longer than 8 hours.
• Heat grill to medium.
• Remove mushrooms from marinade. You can skewer them or place them right on the grill.
• Grill for 15 to 20 minutes, turning several times.
• Remove from heat and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Serve.

GRILLED MARINATED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except mushrooms in a small pan; simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes more.
• Allow mushrooms to cool in liquid.
• (Best results if you take mushrooms and liquid when cool and refrigerate, allowing to marinate, up to 4 days) Thread mushrooms on metal skewers or wood skewers that have soaked at least 20 minutes in warm water (to prevent burning).
• Discard marinade.
• Grill skewers 3-4 minutes per side over medium heat, turning once.
• Serve with warm pita bread, feta cheese and kalamata olives, if you desire.