Korean Butter-Grilled Mushrooms
Quick answer
- Total time
- 20 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
This dish takes thickly sliced king oyster and button mushrooms, sears them in melted butter over high heat for about four minutes until golden on both sides, then finishes with a quick toss of soy sauce for a glossy coating.
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Garlic goes in with the butter at the start, releasing its fragrance into the fat before the mushrooms hit the pan. Soy sauce added just before the heat is cut keeps the finish clean rather than acrid. A crack of black pepper and a scatter of chopped chives complete the plate, delivering concentrated umami without any meat. The preparation is straightforward and fast, making it a practical choice to put together quickly at the table.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Slice 180g king oyster mushrooms and 150g button mushrooms into 0.5cm thick pieces.
Press them dry with paper towels so the surfaces sear instead of steaming and the pan does not fill with liquid.
- 2Control
Set the pan over medium-low heat and melt 20g butter.
Add 1 teaspoon minced garlic and cook for only about 30 seconds, stopping before it browns so the butter stays fragrant, not bitter.
- 3Heat
Raise the heat to high and spread the mushrooms in a wide layer.
If the pan is crowded, cook them in two batches, because stacked mushrooms release liquid and lose their browned edges.
- 4Step
Leave the mushrooms untouched for the first minute so the bottom can brown.
Then toss and turn for about 3 more minutes until the moisture evaporates, the edges color, and the texture feels firm and chewy.
- 5Season
When the mushroom surfaces look browned and dry, pour 1 tablespoon soy sauce around the edge of the pan.
Toss quickly just before turning off the heat, coating the mushrooms with shine without reducing the soy sauce too far.
- 6Finish
Sprinkle with 0.25 teaspoon black pepper and 1 tablespoon chopped chives.
Taste one piece to check that the soy coating is even, then plate immediately while the butter aroma is still warm and clear.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- High heat caramelizes king oyster mushrooms for a concentrated umami sear in this buttered dish.
- Finish cue
- Sprinkle with 0.25 teaspoon black pepper and 1 tablespoon chopped chives.
- Avoid this
- Cook in batches if needed to avoid watery mushrooms.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official cooking and food safety guidance.
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20min, 7 ingredients
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32min, 8 ingredients
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