
Squid-style salt and pepper oyster mushrooms
This is a great starter for a dinner party or just as an indulgent lunchtime snack! The mushrooms can also be substituted for tofu.
Ingredients
- 1packet oyster mushrooms
- Oil for cooking - preferably light
- 1/2 cup plain flour
- 1tsponion powder
- 1tspgarlic powder
- 1/4 cup sriracha (optional but i like the kick it gives)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1cupplain flour
- 2tsponion powder
- 2tspgarlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste (be conservative as you can always season once fried if you need to)
- shallots, chopped
- red chillies, chopped
- garlic, sliced
- squeeze lemon (optional)
- sweet chilli sauce (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Fry the shallots in hot oil until start to turn golden - remove with slotted spoon and allow to drain on paper towel
- 2
Repeat with garlic and then chilli and set aside
- 3
Pull the mushrooms into roughly 2 inch pieces (no need to be too specific - that's just a guide)
- 4
Make wet batter by combining all wet batter ingredients
- 5
As above with dry batter
- 6
Coat mushrooms in wet batter then in dry batter and add to the hot oil (do this is batches) turn after a minute or so and keep turning to ensure crisping on both sides
- 7
Once golden and crispy leave to drain on paper towel
- 8
Serve the mushrooms with the crispy shallots, garlic and chilli with a squeeze of lemon juice and your preferred dip
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