Mains East Asian-style home cooking

Shiitake stir-fry

Shiitake stir-fried with garlic, dried chillies, bean sprouts and teriyaki sauce in 15 minutes; serve with jasmine rice or rice noodles.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy

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Shiitake cook fast and have a deep flavour; a few minutes over high heat is all they need.

Serve this stir-fry with jasmine rice, rice noodles or plain bulgur for a quick dinner.

Servings 2

Ingredients

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Stir-fry

250 g shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, sliced
200 g bean sprouts
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 dried red chillies, halved
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp teriyaki sauce

Method

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Don't wash the shiitake; wipe them with a damp cloth, pull off the tough stems and slice. Thinly slice the garlic and halve the chillies.
~5 min
Heat the olive oil in a wide pan and stir the garlic and chillies for 1 minute.
~1 min
Turn up the heat, add the mushrooms and stir-fry for 5–6 minutes until lightly browned. Shiitake cook quickly, so don't overdo it.
~6 min
Add the bean sprouts and teriyaki sauce, toss for 2 more minutes and serve straight away.
~2 min

Enjoy!

The mushroom in this recipe

Shiitake Lentinula edodes

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Mushroom swaps

Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusTear into strips; cooking time is the same.

Tips

Add the teriyaki after the mushrooms have browned; added too early, they steam instead.
The stems are too tough for a stir-fry; save them for soup or stock.
Using dried shiitake? Soak them in warm water for 20 minutes and squeeze them out first.

Storage

Keeps in an airtight container in the fridge for 1–2 days; the sprouts soften as it sits, so it's best eaten fresh.

Read our guide to storing mushrooms →

Frequently asked questions

How do you make soy sauce mushrooms?

Slice the mushrooms (shiitake or button) and sear them in a wide pan over high heat for 3–4 minutes without stirring; add the garlic, then pour in 2 tablespoons of soy sauce instead of teriyaki and toss for 1–2 minutes until it coats the mushrooms. Soy sauce is salty, so we add no extra salt.

How long does Shiitake stir-fry take?

It takes 25 min in total: 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.

Which mushroom is used for Shiitake stir-fry?

This recipe uses Shiitake.

What other mushrooms work for Shiitake stir-fry?

Oyster mushroom: Tear into strips; cooking time is the same.

How do you store Shiitake stir-fry?

Keeps in an airtight container in the fridge for 1–2 days; the sprouts soften as it sits, so it's best eaten fresh.

What should you watch for when making Shiitake stir-fry?

Add the teriyaki after the mushrooms have browned; added too early, they steam instead. The stems are too tough for a stir-fry; save them for soup or stock.