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Shimeji Mushrooms with Butter and Soy

Shimeji Mushrooms with Butter and Soy

Photo by Michael Hoffman

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    Michael Hoffman's Notes: This is a recreation of a dish I ate at Chaya, a Japanese restaurant in Pittsburgh, PA. Its preparation and ingredients are utterly simple, but its flavor is complex and multilayered. It's...

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Serves 2 as a side dish

  1. Melt butter in a small sauce pan over medium-low heat. Add the mushrooms and cook them gently, stirring frequently, until they are tender—3 to 5 minutes. (The idea is to fully cook the mushrooms without browning them or the butter.) Turn off the heat, and stir in the soy and the black pepper. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

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