Korean style mushrooms - Shiitake mushrooms with Gochujang sauce

Name: Korean style mushrooms - shiitake mushrooms with gochujang sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 3.5 oz shiitake mushrooms; 1 Tbsp Gochujang; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 2 Tbsp mirin; 1 tsp honey; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 small piece of fresh ginger; 1 Tbsp water; 1 Tbsp sesame oil; 1 Tbsp corn starch; Chives (or scallions); Sesame seeds

Discover our recipe full of flavors of Korean mushrooms. If you love traditionnal Korean cuisine such as the Bibimbap, you'll love this recipe! The tender and juicy shiitake mushrooms go perfectly with the gochujang sauce, offering perfect harmony on your plate between sweetness and spiciness.
This recipe is also super quick and easy to make. In a few simple steps, you will have a tasty vegetarian dish, which you can accompany with a simple bowl of white rice or fried noodles for example. Enjoy!

Main Dish

2 servings

10 min

Very Easy

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Observations:

How to store Korean mushrooms?
You can store the mushrooms for 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Can I freeze shiitake mushrooms with gochujang sauce?
Yes you can without worry!

Is this dish vegetarian?
Mushrooms in gochujang sauce are vegetarian! You can replace the honey with brown sugar if you want to make this dish in a vegan version.

How to accompany spicy mushrooms?
Use them as a side dish or accompany them with rice or quinoa. Be careful, the mushrooms are spicy, we recommend that you do not over-season your other preparations.

What is gochujang?
Gochujang is a Korean fermented chili paste. Its taste is spicy, sweet and salty. Gochujang is widely used in Korean cuisine.

What is mirin?
Mirin is a kind of very mild and sweet sake (rice wine). This condiment is mostly used in Japanese and Korean cuisine.