Description
Wondering how to cook lion’s mane mushrooms? Here is an easy recipe for sauteed lion’s mane “steaks” with a delicious pan sauce. See the recipe notes for alternative cooking methods. Vegan and gluten-free adaptable. This makes a delicious vegetarian main dish, or a tasty side dish.
Ingredients
Units
- 12–16 ounces lion’s mane mushrooms
- 1–2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or a combo of butter and olive oil)
- salt and black pepper to taste
Optional Pan Sauce
- 1 shallot, finely minced
- 1/2 cup veggie broth (or white wine, or water with a teaspoon of soy sauce)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 teaspoon of vinegar
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut lion’s mane into 3/4- 1-inch slices. (see notes for tearing into small bites)
- Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet, cast iron works great here.
- Season the oil with a little salt and pepper.
- Add the lion’s mane slices to the hot pan, and sear until both sides are perfectly golden brown. Lower the heat to cook through. At this point you could very lightly spray or drizzle with soy sauce for extra umami flavor, add a little butter, or make the optional pan sauce.
- To make the pan sauce, set the mushrooms aside. To the same pan, add just enough olive oil to saute the shallots—saute shallots over medium heat until fragrant, golden, and tender. Add the broth (or wine or water) and simmer, scraping up any browned bits. Reduce by half. Whisk in the butter. Taste, season with salt and pepper if needed, and if you want a little acidity add a couple drops of vinegar ( if you used wine, you probably won’t need this). Spoon the pan sauce over the mushrooms.
Notes
Alternative Cooking Methods:
- Tear the lion’s mane into bite-sized pieces and saute in the same way as the recipe card.
- Shred it finely, even more so it resembles pulled pork or crab meat, saute.
- Bake whole lion’s mane in a 400F oven—brushed with olive oil or a marinade.
- Grill lion’s mane slices. brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, grill over medium heat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 ounces lions mane with 1 ½ tablespoons pan sauce.
- Calories: 89
- Sugar: 3.3 g
- Sodium: 223.5 mg
- Fat: 6.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.8 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 7.6 mg