Many people find mushroom a bit tasteless because of its spongy texture. You know it’s not juicy and doesn’t have an outstanding flavor and you need to improve its taste with some additions. Oyster mushroom is definitely not that kind. It is not juicy just like regular mushrooms, but the flavor is irresistible! Oyster mushroom has several other names such as Indian oyster, phoenix muhroom, lung oyster and its Latin name is pleurotus pulmonarius.
I discovered oyster mushroom a few years ago at our local bazaar. They were like flowers with their layers, so easily got my attention. The seller was yelling “protein is here, protein is here!”, so I was tempted by these cute mushrooms. The seller gave me the recipe too! “Melt little butter, fry mushrooms, sprinkle a pinch of salt. Enjoy!” he said. So easy, isn’t it? I followed his instructions for my first dish with oyster mushrooms, and we loved it! Its smell was so tempting even when cooking. I have tried several versions since then. It really doesn’t need any additional flavors, but I love to have changes on dishes, so this time I used a clove of garlic when frying and to give it some color, I added green onions.
Oyster mushroom has a very short season here, if it’s the same in your area, don’t miss it! You can serve it as a side dish with a vegetable dish. Stalk of this mushroom is tough even when cooked, so you can prefer cutting them out. I love their design, so I prefer leaving a bit of stalk to give it a whole shape.
Ingredients
- 100g oyster mushroom, layers divided
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic, mashed
- 2 green onions, chopped
- Salt to taste
- A few black peppercorns
Melt butter in a non stick pan. Add mashed garlic and saute it for a minute. Then toss in oyster mushrooms. Cover it and cook for a few minutes.
Add chopped green onions, salt and peppercorns, stir. Cook them until mushrooms get golden. Serve hot.
Here is another version. I just fried mushrooms in butter, sprinkled salt and topped them with shaved kasar cheese when they are still hot.
We love any version of oyster mushroom, so it’s up to you to creat something new with it or have it plain.
7 Comments on "Fried Oyster Mushroom"
Oh, how I love mushrooms! Your recipe looks simple and delicious..
I love mushrooms – my husband does not. But this sounds like something i might be able to at least get him to try!
I loooove mushrooms! This sounds like a great mushroom dish!!
I love Oyster Mushrooms and yours looks wonderful! I especially like the one sprinkled with the cheese. The big ones are good when you grill them too
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I don’t mind the texture of mushroooms and I love the flavour. I love your recipe – simple but delicious!
I absolutely love oyster mushrooms – I find the very meaty, and find that they go well with tofu as well as okra.
These mushrooms look delicious! I like the garlic addition…