Sauteed Mixed Mushrooms with Lemon Parsley

Serves 6

10gms Dried Shiitake Mushrooms soaked 20 minutes or longer in warm water to cover until softened. Reserve and strain soaking water   

250gms mixed mushrooms-fresh button mushrooms, quartered fresh porcini, crimini, portabella, or fresh shiitake mushrooms                       

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil                                     3 tbsp

garlic, minced                                                              3 cloves

reserved shiitake mushroom soaking water         1/2 cup

Organic Tamari or Shoyu Sauce or Braggs Soy      2-3 tsp

Red onion, diced                                                         1/4 cup

cooked organic Diced Tomatoes, well drained     1/2 cup

freshly ground black pepper, or to taste                1/8 tsp

lemon juice, freshly squeezed                                   2 tbsp

fresh parsley, minced                                                 1/4 cup

• Slice softened soaked shiitake mushrooms.
• Heat oil in a skillet and sauté the garlic for 1 minute. Add the shiitake, and mixed mushrooms. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add mushroom soaking water, tamari, red onions and tomatoes.
• Cover then reduce the flame and simmer for 15 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender.
• Remove the cover. Add the pepper and stir. Turn up the flame and cook off most of the remaining liquid
• serve on cooked brown rice, quinoa or steamed vegies

SPIRAL FOODS DRIED SHIITAKE (DONKO) MUSHROOMS

Shiitake Donko is one of the highest ranked, richest tasting shiitake. Donko is a type of shiitake that grows slowly in a cold season. It is gathered when its top is 60-80% opened. Therefore, thick meat with soft texture as well as rich flavour and aroma are generated during the long period of growth.

Dried Shiitake can be prepared for cooking by soaking in water for about 2 hours while still maintaining shiitake’s flavour. When soaked, Shiitake Donko’s flavour, aroma, Eritadenine that helps lower blood pressure, vitamins, and other substances are released into the soaking water, therefore it is recommended the soaking water be used in soup, steamed dishes, etc.

It is also believed that drinking over-night soaking water every morning, heated as a tea, helps stabilize blood pressure and decrease cholesterol levels. It is not necessary to bring it to a boil before drinking. Donko can be used as an ingredient in miso soup, steamed vegetables, spaghetti, gratin, omelets, tempura, casserole dishes, etc. Donko’s flavor is best matched with kombu for making a delicious broth.

Shiitake mushrooms are rich in B vitamins—they are an excellent of pantothenic acid, a very good source of vitamin B2, and a good source of vitamin B6, niacin, choline, and folate. Additionally, they are concentrated in minerals, being an excellent source of selenium and copper, a very good source of zinc, and a good source of manganese. They are also a good source of vitamin D (in the D2 form) and dietary fiber. They also provide a wide variety of unique phytonutrients