Caramelised umami seared Lion’s Mane baked in an allspice, paprika, cinnamon, Star Anise, ginger marinade; Seared Lion’s Mane Steak.
Tantalise your tastebuds with pure exquisiteness. And, tuck into something meaty.
This dish will obliterate your belief that vegan food can’t be this super yummy.
Make this:
- When you fancy something fleshy as settle down for a nice Sunday lunch
- When you’ve got a barbeque to organise and need a lush dish that’ll have your guests hammering down your front door for the recipe
- When the summer is sizzling and you need a hearty dish to go with the cold beer you’ve got refrigerated
Seared Lion’s Mane Steak was inspired when I found this beautiful mushroom at the local farmer’s market one Sunday morning. I had been looking at various ways to purchase this and will probably see if I can find a suitable supplier.
Lion’s Mane has a juicy meaty texture.
This savoury dish is vegan and paleo.
What equipment to use
For this recipe, I suggest:
2 cast iron skillets
Oven
What to do next
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Ingredients
- 450g Lion’s Mane
- 6tsb olive oil
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 1 Star anise
- 1tsp allspice
- 1tsp sweet paprika
- 1tbs garlic powder
- 1tbs onion powder
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1tsp dried mint
- 1tsp unrefined cane sugar
- 1/2tsp salt
- 100ml filtered water
- Garnish
- 4 cloves of garlic, sliced
- 1 shallot
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 spring onions
- Few sprigs of mint leaves
- Few springs of coriander leaves
Instructions
- Heat a cast iron skillet. Drizzle and heat some oil over a medium heat. Sear the Lion’s Mane. Use a back of another cast iron skillet or spatula to press down onto the mushroom to release juices. Heat for about three to four minutes on either side. Remove and place into a baking dish. Repeat until all the mushroom steaks have been seared. There should be some juices in the skillet.
- Pour water into the skilled to round up any juices to form a gravy. Scape any mushrooms remnants on the base of the skillet. This will take a couple of minutes. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
- Use a grinder to grind the Star Anise, allspice and cinnamon and sugar. Transfer to the mixing bowl with the paprika, garlic, onion, ginger, mint and salt to form a marinade. Mix well.
- Pour the marinade over the Lion’s Mane and coat both sides. Cover the dish with cling film and leave to marinade for at least a couple of hours and even overnight.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius or if a convection oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- Cover the dish with aluminium foil (having removed the cling film), and bake for 25 minutes.
- Prepare garnish by sauteing the shallots and garlic in olive oil for a couple of minutes. Garnish with mint and coriander.
- Serve warm.
