King Oyster Mushroom Satays with Spicy Peanut Sauce!

Sorry-not-sorry, this dish is healthy! But it’s soooooooooo good. I can’t wait to get more propane (It’s been a week!), so I can make these again! They are healthy and a good source of lots of nutrients. So if you don’t want to munch out on junk food, throw these on the bar-bie!

King Oyster Mushroom Satays!!! Mmmhmm. If you liked chicken satays, you’ll love these!! Try the flavours I used or get creative with your own, because mushrooms take on the flavour you give them very well!! Love me some fungi! ​

A quick little back story, (I don’t share many stories on my recipes, as I know it’s annoying to take forever to get to the info you are here for!!) I’ve only ever had chicken satay and I only ate it once in my life. It was from a street vendor in Singapore with my grandmother in 1995!

Once I discovered how important mushrooms are for vegan cooking, I started going outside of my comfort champignon mushrooms. When I met the king oyster mushroom I fell in love! Upcoming recipes that focus on these little guys, include vegan calamari, scallops & pulled ‘chicken’.​​

Ingredients:

• wooden skewers
• 5 or 6 king oyster mushrooms
• 1/4 cup tamari (or soy sauce)
• 1 tbsp maple syrup (or another form of liquid sweetener)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp hot sauce (depending on your level of heat, you can use Siracha, Frank’s or whatever Scoville level your mouth can handle!)

Directions:

1. Soak skewers in warm water for 20 minutes.
2. Preheat BBQ to a low-medium heat (or you can use the oven at 350F)
3. Wash mushrooms thoroughly. Remove the “head” and cut the end so it’s flat. Slice the mushrooms lengthwise, about 1/2″ thick.
4. In a mixing bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
5. Toss the mushrooms in the mixture; ensuring they get good and coated.
6. Slowly “thread” one of the skewers in and out of the mushroom piece, from bottom to top and set aside. Continue until all have been skewered.
7. If you don’t have one of these handy BBQ sheets (here), I would recommend brushing a bit of oil on the area you are going to place the skewers on, as the mushrooms will stick!
8. Cook until mushrooms start to char, flipping a few time. Be careful as they are pretty dainty!
9. Remove and serve on or off skewer with your favourite dipping sauce (peanut, sweet chili, even BBQ!)

Throw these on some rice or pasta or eat them straight off the stick!!!

Spicy Peanut Sauce!

I could eat peanut sauce every single day. I tend to like mine with a bit of kick in mine. Well, what I think is a little kick. My partner orders food from our favourite Asian restaurant on SkiptheDishes here in Ottawa. (Asian Stars). I finally settled on a peanut sauce recipe that I like the best and am excited to share it, because it is SO GOOD!!!!!!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 C natural peanut butter (or at least try for an unsweetened or less sugar kind)
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce (or you can use tamari)
• 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1/3 C water (ish)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tsp ginger, minced
• 1 Tbsp sriracha (optional or use more/less)

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Alter the water amount to get it to the thickness you desire
3. Dip those shrooms in this baby or pour it over another delicious dish (so good with fresh spring rolls!)