Grilled King Oyster Mushrooms With Bacon and Teriyaki Glaze Recipe

Updated August 29, 2018

Why It Works

Alternating slices of bacon with mushroom gives the mushroom flavor and keeps it moist.
A sweet and savory glaze rounds out the flavors.

Mushrooms are often skewered whole and gently grilled in yakitori restaurants, but I decided to see if I could up the flavor factor by alternately skewering slices of king oyster mushroom and slices of bacon, stacking the slices of mushroom on the skewers so that they ended up reassembling themselves. As the bacon crisps up, it renders its juices, which are subsequently absorbed into the juice-hungry mushrooms.

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Recipe Details

Grilled King Oyster Mushrooms With Bacon and Teriyaki Glaze Recipe

Active 35 mins

Total 35 mins

Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

1 pound (500g) king oyster mushrooms
12 ounces (340g) bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup (60ml) teriyaki sauce (see note)

Directions

Cut mushrooms into 1-inch lengths, keeping the pieces next to each other so that you can reconstruct the mushrooms on a skewer.
Thread mushroom pieces onto metal or wooden skewers, alternating mushrooms with 1 to 2 pieces of bacon. When threaded, mushrooms should be reconstructions of themselves, with bacon in between each section.
Light 2/3 chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange the coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill, and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Alternatively, set half the burners on a gas grill to the medium-high heat setting, cover, and preheat for 10 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.
Place mushrooms directly over hot side of grill and cook, turning frequently and sprinkling with salt and pepper 2 to 3 times during grilling, until mushrooms are fully tender and browned on the exterior and bacon is crisp, about 15 minutes total. Brush mushrooms with teriyaki glaze and cook for 30 seconds. Turn and brush second side with teriyaki and cook for 30 seconds longer. Remove from grill and allow to rest for 1 to 2 minutes. Brush with additional glaze and serve immediately.

Special equipment

Grill, skewers

Notes

I strongly suggest making your own teriyaki sauce instead of using store-bought; it will taste much better. For an even more flavorful sauce, try adding a few smashed garlic cloves, slices of ginger, and roughly chopped scallions to the saucepan as the sauce reduces.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
455	Calories
30g	Fat
12g	Carbs
34g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	455
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30g	39%
Saturated Fat 10g	51%
Cholesterol 84mg	28%
Sodium 2258mg	98%
Total Carbohydrate 12g	4%
Dietary Fiber 3g	10%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 34g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 18mg	1%
Iron 3mg	15%
Potassium 990mg	21%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.