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Sautéed Shiitake Mushrooms

Sautéed shiitake mushrooms are cooked in butter and olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper.

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Why it works: Shiitake and mushroom work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 552 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Sautéed Shiitake Mushrooms

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Clean mushrooms and cut into 1/4" slices.

  2. Heat a large saucepan until hot.

  3. Add olive oil and butter.

Sauté and finish

  1. Add mushrooms, sauté on one side, turn, and sauté on the other side.

  2. Remove pan from heat when done so they don't dry out.

  3. Add salt and pepper.

  4. Return pan to heat briefly just before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

276Calories
5 gProtein
26 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shiitake1/2 cup (73g)34
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Shiitake + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together552 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Mushroom + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  3. Shiitake + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together334 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Shiitake mushrooms
Form the main body of the dish and brown in the hot fat, giving savory flavor.
Butter
Adds richness and flavor and helps the mushrooms brown.
Olive oil
Conducts heat evenly and prevents the butter from burning in the hot pan.

The step that matters

Remove pan from heat when done. Mushrooms hold a lot of water. Overcooking drives that moisture out and leaves them dry and rubbery, so take them off the heat as soon as they are browned and tender.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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