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    Home » Recipes » Uncategorized

    Grilled Shitake Mushrooms, Yakitori Style

    Published: Jun 23, 2011 · Modified: Feb 10, 2015 by Mike Vrobel · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

    A vegetarian is coming to my cookout, and I'm grilling dinner. What do I do? Grab some mushrooms. Grilling is a great way to cook mushrooms; it enhances their "meaty" flavor.
    *My apologies to any vegetarians out there. I don't know how else to describe the flavor. It's the umami; mushrooms are loaded with umami, and the best way to describe umami is as a "meaty" taste.
    **At least, that's what Wikipedia says, so I'm sticking with it.

    I usually grill portobello mushrooms; they are easy to grill (because they are so big) and the results are perfect to stuff a vegetarian burger. I had some shitake mushrooms lying around from my CSA, and needed to use them up. My sister, the vegetarian in the family, was coming for a cookout, so I grilled the shitakes for her. A few minutes after they came off the grill, she had cornered me, demanding the recipe for my brother-in-law. I tried one, and was amazed at the difference between the shitakes and the portobellos. Portobellos are thick, juicy, meaty. Shitakes are thin, crackling, crisp. Kind of like the difference between a burger and bacon.
    *Again, I apologize to the vegeta...oh, I give up.

    Here is a yakitori version of shitake mushrooms, grilled on skewers for ease of handling. Enjoy!

    Recipe: Grilled Shitake Mushrooms, Yakitori Style

    Adapted From: Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat, The Japanese Grill

    Cook time: 6 minutes

    Equipment:

    • Grill (I use a Weber Summit Here is the current version of my grill.)
    • Skewers (I used 6 inch bamboo skewers soaked in water for an hour)

    Ingredients:

    • ¾ pound Shitake mushrooms, stems removed, cleaned, and cut in half
    • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
    • ½ cup soy sauce
    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • Juice of 1 lemon

    Directions:
    1. Prepare the mushrooms: Skewer the mushrooms on the diagonal, so they'll lay flat on the grill, then put in a shallow dish. Lightly salt with the kosher salt. Whisk the soy sauce, olive oil and lemon juice together, then pour over the mushrooms. Let the mushrooms marinate while the grill preheats

    2. Prepare the grill: Set the grill up cooking on direct medium-high heat. For my Weber Summit, I turn all burners to high and preheat the grill for ten to fifteen minutes. Then I brush the grill clean and turn the burners down to medium-high.

    3. Cook the mushrooms: Put the mushroom skewers on the grill over the direct medium-high heat, and grill until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip the skewers and grill on the other side until browned, another 3 minutes. Put them back in the dish with the marinade and turn once or twice to add another layer of the marinade. Put the skewers on a serving platter and serve.

    Variations:
    *Different citrus: use the juice of half an orange, or two limes, instead of the lemon.

    *Mediterranean version: substitute 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar for the lemon.

    Notes:
    *Single or double skewer. Double skewers are easier to work with on the grill; they keep the mushrooms from spinning on the skewer when I flip them. But I had to be gentle while skewering the mushrooms; the second skewer would break the mushroom occasionally.

    *Or, no skewer at all. Don't cut the mushrooms in half; marinate them and put them on the grill whole. Be careful when flipping them, you don't want one to slip through the grill grate into the fire.

    What do you think? Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below.

    Related Posts:
    Portobello Mushroom Burgers with Grilled Onions

    Adapted from:
    Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat The Japanese Grill

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    1. Kellie says

      January 20, 2023 at 8:48 am

      Delicious! I didn't skewer them; just grilled them cap side down, then cap side up. I probably won't ever bother with the skewers because they turned out wonderful without them. Thanks so much for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Mike Vrobel says

        January 21, 2023 at 11:20 am

        You're welcome!

        Reply
    2. Irene says

      October 04, 2021 at 6:34 pm

      These are delicious! Even our younger son, who tends to be fastidious about produce of any kind, loves them. We make them almost weekly now!

      Reply
      • Mike Vrobel says

        October 04, 2021 at 10:04 pm

        Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying them!

        Reply
    3. Tony Teolis says

      December 04, 2012 at 1:10 am

      I tried these the other night and what a wonderful surprise. I'll be cooking more of these as I have started a little mushroom operation in the backyard. Looking forward to trying out more of your recipes. Tony Teolis http://todolisthome.com

      Reply
    4. Beth says

      July 07, 2011 at 2:08 am

      Ooooooh! These sound super-yummy, Mike! Can't wait until we get shiitakes in our mushroom shares again so I can try it out.

      Reply
    5. MikeV @ DadCooksDinner says

      July 07, 2011 at 2:45 am

      @Beth:

      My thoughts exactly!

      Reply

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