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Grilled Mushrooms
Quick cooking grilled mushrooms are the perfect accompaniment to any meal. Mushrooms of all kinds are nutritious, low in calories and darned tasty too!
From small white button mushrooms to the large, meaty portobellos, you’ll find that all are fantastic when cooked on the grill. Something about high temperature cooking brings out the best in these fun to eat fungi!
It used to be that the grocery store only carried the typical white button mushrooms, which are great when prepared right. but nowadays it’s common to see small brown crimini mushrooms, shitake mushrooms, chanterelles, oyster mushrooms and large portobella mushrooms holding their own next to the white mushrooms. And that’s a great thing for us mushroom grillers!
Grilling Mushrooms
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Portobello Mushrooms Grilled
Mushrooms cook quickly on the grill. Cooked over direct heat, the small button mushrooms take just a few minutes, while the larger portobello mushrooms are usually done in 10 minutes or less.
It’s important to brush all mushrooms with a bit of oil before grilling. The oil not only adds flavor, it also prevents them from drying as they cook. It helps keep seasonings in place, too.
Mushrooms are versatile, too. You’ll find recipes for mushroom appetizers and stuffed button mushrooms. Large grilled portobello mushrooms can be make a satisfying vegetarian sandwich. And topped with a meat, seafood or cheese filling, they can be served as the main course.
Mushroom Recipes
Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms — Filled with a cornbread and crab meat stuffing, these are one of the best tasting appetizers I’ve ever had. And when guests are over for dinner, there are never enough!
Marinated Mushroom Recipe — First grilled, then tossed in a rich olive oil based dressing, this is the perfect barbecue side dish. A little garlic and a little lemon add great flavor to the mushroom marinade.
Grilled Portobello Mushroom — Whole portobello mushroom caps are marinated in an easy mushroom marinade, then grilled over direct heat. Great served in sandwiches or as mushroom steaks.
Try some of these grilled mushrooms whenever you can. They truly put the fun in fungus!