Sunday, March 14, 2010

Nice Package: Sake Steamed Mushrooms En Papillote

If you're ever in the mood for a bunch of 'shrooms (the legal kind), give them a nice sake steam bath en papillote for a dish that's full of earthy and slightly sweet flavors plus health benefits to boot. Research has shown that mushrooms have anti-cancer properties, help reduce blood pressure and cholesterol and boost your immune system. Plus some of you who have had enoki mushrooms might already know that they are like nature's loofah and quite excellent at cleaning up the digestive tract. Hey, any additional weight I can lose between now and my final Biggest Loser weigh-in is a good thing if you catch my drift!

Sake Steamed Mushrooms En Papillote

-2 cups of assorted fresh mushrooms, trimmed (I usually use shiitake, enoki, shimeji, and oyster)
-1 tsp vegetable oil
-1 tsp soy sauce (preferably the light kind)
-2 tbsp sake or mirin

*Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
*Tear off a piece of parchment paper 12-15" in length.
*Brush or spread a thin layer of vegetable oil on to the center of the parchment paper and arrange mushrooms on a single layer over the oil.
*Sprinkle soy sauce and sake evenly over the mushrooms.
*Bring up two ends of the parchment paper and fold over a few times about 1/3-1/2 inch.
*Fold in the two open ends. The package should look something like the photo below. Use pins or staples to secure if needed. (You can also do the fancier, more traditional en papillote pouch by cutting a heart out of the parchment paper, folding up the middle and crimping the edges like a dumpling. I don't do this because I am too lazy to cut out the heart. Suit yourself.)

*Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes. The package should puff up a bit.
*Let cool for a couple of minutes, carefully cut or tear open the package, and serve immediately.

Enjoy!

10 comments:

weezermonkey said...

Gorgeous.

And I don't even like 'shrooms. ;)

veggie wedgie said...

Delicious + cute!!

OakMonster said...

Just in time for my Meatless Tuesday! Thanks! :)

wan said...

that IS quite a nice package you got there.

Aaron said...

Great idea! Sometimes I wrap enoki in foil with a tab of butter, salt and pepper. Put in oven, cut open and pour ponzu on it for a similar recipe.

Cookie Chomper said...

butter and enoki sounds even better. but it probably won't help the counting calorie peeps =(

bagnatic said...

i love shrooms, even though some of them make my face swell up :(

i'm putting my chips on ya for the biggest loser challenge. you look great.

That's Ron said...

yummo!!!

H. C. said...

When I came across the Serious Eats article on this technique this week, I suddenly remembered your post on it!

Definitely gonna give a whirl when I go animal-free in April! Mushrooms are one of my saviors whenever I decide to go off meat for awhile.

Gastronomer said...

Oh holy shroom bags this looks great!! Btw, I finally figured out how to subscribe to your blog. Timely comments to come ;-) XO!

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