Vegan Butter Shoyu Maitake is a Japanese style, quick-fix maitake mushroom recipe! The combination of soy sauce and "butter" enhances the umami flavor of maitake mushrooms.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Appetizers & Starters, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Japanese, Japanese Inspired, Vegan
Servings: 2people
Author: Plant-Based Matters
Ingredients
1tbspunsalted vegan butter
8ozmaitake mushroomstear into small pieces (trim off the bottom if needed)
Heat up a frying pan at medium high heat. Add vegan butter. Once the butter is melted add maitake mushrooms. Cook for 3-5 minutes or so until the maitake has shrunk down and slightly caramelized.
Reduce the heat to medium low. Add soy sauce give a quick stir. Add a pinch of sea salt to adjust the seasoning.
Serve as is or with grated daikon radish and/or shichimi pepper.
Notes
Choice of Butter
Use unsalted vegan butter for this recipe.
If using salted butter, adjust the amount of salt to season accordingly.
Maitake Mushrooms
Maitake is one of a popular mushroom in Japan. The Japanese word “maitake” means "dancing mushrooms" in Japanese.
Maitake mushroom is rich in umami and delicate but slightly crispy texture. It’s also rich in fiber.