A Healthy 2025 Thanks To These Healthy Mushrooms!
Chefs Michel and Jeen, who have the terrific blog “Cook And Drink”, have shared this delicious and healthy dish for the new year!
It combines two uniquely delicious mushrooms:
Oyster Mushrooms Are So Good For You!
As I found online, Oyster Mushrooms have so many great health benefits. In addition to being highly nutritious, they may promote heart and immune system health, encourage healthy blood sugar control, and provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
So let’s add another Mushroom to the mix – first, find a tree!
Shiitake Mushrooms Are Grown On Wood!
I will let Jeen and Michel tells us the next part:
“Shiitake is becoming more and more available. It has a unique flavour, savoury, meaty, earthy and it is rich in umami. The name is a combination of shii (a tree native to Japan and Korea, also known as the Japanese Chinquapin) and take (meaning mushroom, as in matsutake and maitake). The mushroom grows on decaying wood, not only on shii but also on other trees such as oaks and chestnuts. It’s fun to buy a shiitake log and grow your own mushrooms.”
I’m sold, so click on their story and see how they combined these two Mushrooms into a delicious side dish!
As I’ve noted, Mushrooms are very healthy! As I found:
Rich in potassium, low in sodium and loaded with heart-healthy compounds, mushrooms help prevent plaque buildup on arterial walls. Varieties such as shitake, maitake and reishi also contain beta-glucans, a type of prebiotic fiber associated with lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels and reduced inflammation.
I plan to make this dish next week…I cook with Mushrooms often and am always looking for a new way to prepare them:
This Saffron Mushroom Risotto was worth the effort to make – it was delicious!
See the recipe here:
I also made a great Halibut recipe, served over Mushrooms and Spinach:
Here is that recipe so you can make it at home:
Speaking of Mushrooms, I have to share a funny line I’ve always remembered about Shiitake Mushrooms:
I remember a scene from the classic TV comedy “The Golden Girls”, when Bea Arthur shows off her cast after breaking a leg. She says her students all signed it, then reads one that says:
“Mrs. Zbornak Eats Shit-take Mushrooms!”
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It’s a little early, but I think I need to go start supper now….
HA! I know, it ma1kes me want to cook! Thanks for the comment
I like mushrooms of all kinds, and use them regularly in cooking. But I have yet to try a dish where they are the only ingredient. I will though.
Best wishes, Pete.