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Recipe
Mushroom 'Bacon'
Fried hard and flat under a weight, pink oyster mushrooms develop a genuinely smoky, savory edge close to bacon. This is the stack that made the vegetarian BLT worth photographing.
18 minTime
4Serves
5Ingredients
Made with Pink Oyster
Smoked paprikaMaple glazeBLT builds
- 1Tear the mushrooms into relatively flat, wide pieces.
- 2Heat oil in a heavy pan over medium-high heat.
- 3Lay the pieces flat, then press with a second, smaller pan or a weight to keep full contact with the heat.
- 4Fry for 3–4 minutes per side, pressed, until the edges shatter and darken.
- 5In the final minute, drizzle with maple syrup and dust with smoked paprika, tossing to coat.
- 6Finish with flaky salt and use immediately in a sandwich or salad.
The pressing is what gives this dish its bacon-like crackle — don't skip the weight.
