Teriyaki mushrooms

Ingredients

 

2tbs salt reduced soy sause

1/4 cup mirin (mirin os a Japanese cooking wine available from selected supermarkets and Asian grocers. Sweet sherry is a good substitute.)

1 tbs brown sugar

500g button mushrooms

1 tbs olive oil

4 green spring onion, thinly sliced diagonally

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

 

Method

 

1. Combine soy sauce, mirin and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk until sugar dissolves. Add mushrooms and toss well to coat mushrooms in soy mixture. Marinate at room temperature, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes.

 

2. Heat a wok over high heat until hot, Add oil and heat until hot. Add green spring onions and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, add mushrooms to wok, reserving marinade. Stir-fry mushrooms for 3 minutes or until golden.

 

3. Add 2 tbs reserved marinade to wok, stir-fry for 30 seconds or until thick and syrupy. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with grilled beef steak or chicken and a green salad, if desired.