Shiitake Skewers Recipes

GRILLED SEA SCALLOP AND SHIITAKE SKEWERS

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a bowl. Add soy sauce, olive oil, and lemon juice. Stir to coat.
• Place scallops, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a separate bowl. Stir to coat.
• Soak wooden skewers in water while mushrooms and scallops marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Thread mushrooms and scallops onto separate skewers. Grill until mushrooms soften scallops are opaque, about 3 minutes per side. Cook mushrooms for 1 to 2 minutes more if needed. Serve immediately.

SHIITAKE SKEWERS

Steps:

• Remove the stems from the shiitake and thread them on bamboo skewers. Combine the sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and chili paste and whisk to combine. Begin cooking by brushing the shiitake with the marinade and placing them on the grill. Grill to taste, approx 5-6 minutes.
• Begin cooking pasta, by adding to boiling water and simmering for approximately 8 minutes.
• Heat wok and fry the ginger in a little sesame oil for a minute. When fragrant, add the carrots and squash followed in 2-3 minutes by the pea shoots or snap peas. Turn the peas into the hot carrot squash mixture and remove from heat. Drain the pasta well and combine with the vegetable sauté, dressing with any extra marinade and soy sauce, if desired. Enjoy!

SKEWERED CRISP SHIITAKES WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Put shiitakes in roasting pan in one layer and add olive oil. Roast for about 20 minutes, until shiitakes have begun to shrink. Stir in garlic, salt and pepper, and return to oven, tossing and turning occasionally, until edges of shiitakes are crisp, another 20 minutes or so.
• Cool slightly, then skewer mushrooms on toothpicks. Serve warm.

HERBED SWORDFISH AND SHIITAKE KEBABS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium and brush the grates with vegetable oil. Combine 1/2 cup olive oil, the parsley, cilantro, scallions, vinegar and garlic in a blender and pulse until combined. Add the red pepper flakes and season with salt. Pour half of the herb oil into a bowl; set aside for serving.
• Toss the swordfish with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, the cumin and coriander in a bowl; season with salt. Thread the swordfish, mushrooms and red onion onto eight 10-inch skewers. Grill the kebabs until just marked, about 2 minutes per side, then continue cooking, turning and brushing with the remaining herb oil, until just cooked through, 5 to 6 more minutes. Drizzle with the reserved herb oil.

ROSEMARY SKEWERS OF SHIITAKE MUSHROOM, BROCCOLI AND GARLIC CLOVES

Steps:

• Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• Blanch the broccoli in boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain and cool.
• In a small skillet over medium heat, add the olive oil and cook the garlic cloves until they are golden and soft. Set aside until cool enough to handle.
• To make the skewers: Remove the leaves from the bottom 2/3 of the rosemary sprigs and reserve them for future use. Skewer a mushroom, broccoli floret and a roasted garlic clove onto each rosemary sprig. Put the completed skewers on a baking sheet, brush them with the marinade, and season with salt and pepper.
• Grill the rosemary skewers over medium-high heat for about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Serve with a small wedge of Cambozola cheese.

CRISPY SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss mushrooms with oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet, spread in an even layer, and roast, flipping once or twice, until crispy and golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Let cool completely on sheet. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.

CRISPY SMOKED SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Stem the shiitake mushrooms (you can save the stems for stock or another use), then thinly slice the caps into thin strips on a mandolin or by hand. The slices should be no more than 1/8-inch thick.
• Pour the oil to a depth of 1/2 inch in cast-iron skillet (or other frying pan) and heat over medium-high to a temperature of 350 degrees. (To test the temperature, add a mushroom slice to the oil. When the temperature is right, bubbles will dance around the mushroom slice.)
• Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, fry the shiitake slices until golden and crisp, stirring with a slotted spoon, about 3 minutes. Transfer the fried shiitakes to paper towel-lined plate to drain, repeating until all the mushrooms are cooked. Let the fried shiitakes cool to room temperature.
• Smoke the fried shiitake slices in a grill or outdoor smoker, or using stovetop or handheld smoker. To smoke the shiitakes on a grill, set it up for indirect grilling and heat to medium (350 degrees). Add wood chips or chunks to the coals and hot smoke the bacon long enough to apply a discernible smoke flavor, 5 to 8 minutes.
• If using an outdoor smoker, set it up following the manufacturer's instructions and heat to 250 degrees. Add wood as specified by the manufacturer. Arrange the shiitake slices on a wire rack or in a grill basket, transfer to the smoker and smoke long enough to apply a discernible smoke flavor, 20 to 30 minutes.
• To smoke the shiitakes using a stovetop or handheld smoker, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
• Let the smoked shiitakes cool to room temperature, season with sea salt then store in an airtight container until serving. They taste best the same day they're smoked.

GRILLED SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS ON ROSEMARY SKEWERS

Steps:

• Place vinegar in a small bowl; whisk in oil. Add rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. In a shallow nonreactive dish, arrange mushrooms, stem-side down, in an even layer. Brush each mushroom cap with marinade, and set aside. Cover with plastic wrap, and let stand at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Trim rosemary sprigs to a length to hold two mushroom caps, leaving about 1 inch of the skewer exposed. Thread rosemary, stem-end first, crosswise through the mushrooms, removing rosemary needles if needed to skewer. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat until warm. Cook the skewered mushrooms, stem-side up, on the grill for about 6 minutes, until subtle grill marks appear. Serve warm with remaining vinaigrette on the side, if desired.

SHIITAKE-CHICKEN SLIDERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the vinegar and sugar. Add cucumber and toss to coat; set aside., In a large skillet, saute mushrooms in canola oil until tender. Add garlic and ginger; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat., In a large bowl, combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, onions, salt, pepper flakes and mushrooms. Crumble chicken over mixture and mix well. Shape into 18 patties., Grill burgers, covered, on a greased grill rack over medium heat until a thermometer reads 165° and juices run clear, 3-4 minutes on each side., For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the water, peanut butter, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch and chili sauce until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes., Serve burgers on rolls with sauce and sliced cucumber.

GRILLED SHIITAKE WITH PONZU

Steps:

• First, make the ponzu dressing. In a small saucepan, combine rice vinegar, mirin, yuzu juice, shoyu, and dashi, and bring them to a boil over medium heat. Turn off the heat, and let the mixture cool. Store ponzu dressing in the refrigerator in a covered container for up to a week.
• Clean the mushrooms with a moist cotton cloth. Cut away and discard the stems. Heat a broiler or grill.
• Place the mushroom caps on a broiler pan or grill rack, gill side down if you're using a broiler or gill side up if you're using a grill. Place the pan or rack close to the heat. Cook the mushrooms until the tops of the caps are dry. Turn over the mushrooms, and cook them until the insides become wet with the mushrooms' own juice. If you're using a grill, turn over the mushrooms again. Spoon ½ teaspoon sake into each cap. Cook the mushrooms until the sake is bubbling.
• Serve the mushrooms garnished with grated daikon and yuzu or lemon rind strips, and accompanied with ponzu dressing on the side.

SAUTEED SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When it is hot, add the mushrooms, then some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the garlic or shallot and turn the heat to high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms begin to brown and become crisp at the edges. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary, garnish with the parsley if you like, and serve hot or at room temperature.