Description
A simple and flavorful recipe for sautéed mushrooms cooked in garlic butter with a choice of optional seasonings. This dish features a dry sauté technique to achieve a concentrated umami flavor and a beautiful golden brown sear, perfect as a side or topping.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 2 lb mushrooms – use any variety; cut big ones in half
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 Tablespoon avocado oil
- 3 cloves garlic – minced
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- Chopped parsley or other herbs – for garnish
Optional Flavoring (choose one)
- 1½ Tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- OR 1½ Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- OR 1½ Tablespoons soy sauce
- OR 1½ Tablespoons white wine
Instructions
- Prepare the mushrooms: Wash and prep the mushrooms, cutting any large ones in half so that they are all roughly the same size for even cooking.
- Dry sauté mushrooms: Heat a pan over medium-high heat and add only the mushrooms in a single layer. Stir occasionally and cook until mushrooms release their liquid, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Evaporate or drain liquid: Allow the liquid to reduce and evaporate or drain it off. This concentrates the mushroom flavor and is key to getting a golden brown sear.
- Add fats and flavoring: Once liquid is gone, add avocado oil, butter, minced garlic, and your choice of optional flavoring such as worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, or white wine. Sauté until mushrooms turn golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Season and garnish: Turn off the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, garnish with chopped parsley, and serve immediately.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Reheat leftovers in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time until warmed through.
- Dry sautéing means cooking mushrooms without added fats initially to let them release their moisture, which helps achieve a golden brown sear.
- You can use any mushroom variety suitable for sautéing such as baby portobello (crimini), button, oyster, chanterelle, porcini, or shiitake.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
