Korean Mushroom Perilla Seed Stir-Fry

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Total time: 20 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8

About this dish

Three varieties of mushroom, shiitake, enoki, and oyster, are stir-fried over high heat until their moisture fully evaporates, then dusted with ground perilla seed that releases a surge of nutty fragrance the moment it contacts the hot surface.

Each mushroom contributes a distinct texture to a single dish: shiitake offers firm, satisfying chew when torn along the grain; enoki provides delicate, threadlike strands; and oyster adds thick, meaty bites that hold their shape through the heat. The perilla seed powder must be added only in the final minute of cooking because its aromatic oils are volatile: longer exposure turns them acrid rather than nutty, and the window between perfectly toasted and burned is narrow. Soy sauce and a pinch of salt adjust the seasoning without masking the mushrooms, and a finishing drizzle of sesame oil rounds everything off with a gentle, fat-carried richness. At around 90 calories per serving, this side dish works as an everyday component of any meal without adding weight, and the unsaturated fatty acids in perilla seeds add nutritional substance well beyond what a side this light might suggest. Tearing shiitake along its natural grain accelerates moisture release during cooking, and pulling enoki apart by hand before adding it to the pan prevents the strands from clumping.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmountUnit

shiitake mushrooms150 gg

enoki mushrooms100 gg

oyster mushrooms100 gg

perilla seed powder2 tsts

garlic3 cloveclove

soy sauce1 tsts

sesame oil1 tsts

salt½ tsts

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Instructions

Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.

6 steps

1

Prep

Remove the stems from 150 g shiitake mushrooms and slice the caps about 4 mm thick.

Cut off the base of 100 g enoki mushrooms, pull them apart, and tear 100 g oyster mushrooms with the grain.
2

Control

Heat a wide pan well over high heat, then coat it lightly with oil.

Add 3 sliced garlic cloves and stir-fry for about 30 seconds, stopping before the edges darken or taste bitter.
3

Heat

Add all the mushrooms and keep the heat high for 2 to 3 minutes.

Spread them across the pan rather than piling them up, and cook until the first released moisture disappears from the bottom.
4

Heat

When the mushrooms soften and their edges look slightly dry, lower the heat to medium.

Sprinkle in 2 teaspoons perilla seed powder and stir-fry for only 1 minute so the aroma stays nutty.
5

Season

Pour 1 teaspoon soy sauce around the edge of the pan so it briefly sizzles and seasons the mushrooms.

Add the 1/2 teaspoon salt gradually, tossing and tasting so the dish does not become too salty.
6

Finish

Turn off the heat and drizzle in 1 teaspoon sesame oil, then toss lightly.

Serve when the mushrooms are no longer wet, the perilla powder clings to the surfaces, and the strands stay separated.

Practical Cooking Checks

The cues that matter most while cooking.

Key technique: Nutty perilla seed powder coats a mix of shiitake, enoki, and oyster mushroom varieties.
Finish cue: Turn off the heat and drizzle in 1 teaspoon sesame oil, then toss lightly.
Avoid this: The perilla seed powder must be added only in the final minute of cooking because its aromatic oils are volatile: longer exposure turns them acrid rather than nutty, and the window between perfectly toasted and burned is narrow.