This baby bella mushroom recipe cooks up the best mushrooms for steak or a side dish using a simple combination of ingredients. It’s a wonderful and delicious way to serve mushrooms. Juicy teriyaki mushrooms are perfect for an appetizer, side dish, or even a veggie main dish.
These mushrooms have a sweet and savory flavor that tastes amazing. These small-sized mushrooms are usually cooked with a marinade of some kind. They soak up so much of the marinade's flavor and turn out very delicious.
My teriyaki baby bella mushrooms recipe is a great side dish for those who enjoy the sweet and salty flavors of mushrooms. Serve it up with your favorite steaks such as this ribeye or a perfectly cooked T-bone steak. They also go great with this steak bites and potato recipe, grilled chicken, or a salmon fillet.
This is by far one of my favorite mushroom recipes and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Ingredients
This baby bella mushroom recipe uses simple, fresh ingredients. Here's what you need:
- Mushrooms: Baby bellas are mini portabella mushrooms. They are also called cremini mushrooms and are available in many grocery stores. They are brown in color and have more depth of flavor than white mushrooms.
- Olive oil and butter: A combination is used for sauteing teriyaki mushrooms. The butter adds richness to the flavor but you can use all oil if you prefer.
- Seasoning: Sea salt and garlic powder.
- Teriyaki Sauce: You can use your favorite brand or make my homemade teriyaki sauce provided in the recipe card.
- Green Onion: Just a sprinkle of the greens over the top.
How to Buy Mushrooms: The best way to choose fresh mushrooms at the store is to look for mushrooms that are even tan in color. Mushrooms will turn dark brown in color when exposed to air for a long period of time. Mushrooms with a lighter tan color that are firm to the touch are fresh.
Check the recipe card for the full ingredient list and quantities you need of each.
How to Cook Baby Bella Mushrooms with Teriyaki Sauce
Here's an overview of how to cook baby bella mushrooms. The full list of instructions is in the recipe card further down the page.
TOP TIP: If you're planning to make the homemade teriyaki sauce, be sure to make that ahead of time or at least before you start the mushrooms.
- First, you will want to heat your oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Next, sprinkle salt and garlic powder into the pan with butter and oil and add mushrooms.
- Sauté the mushrooms until golden, about 4-5 minutes, taking care that butter doesn’t burn.
- Lower the heat and pour in the teriyaki sauce.
- Continue cooking a few minutes longer to allow the sauce to thicken slightly.
- When the mushrooms are ready, top with the green onions and serve immediately.
Variations and Substitutions
- No baby bella mushrooms? You can substitute white mushrooms but they are lacking in flavor compared to the cremini mushrooms. Another option is to use portabella mushrooms.
- Want to make garlic butter mushrooms? Skip the teriyaki sauce!
- Like it sweeter? Add more teriyaki sauce.
- Want some crunchiness? Add a generous sprinkle of sesame seeds to the baby bella mushrooms.
- Prefer fresh garlic? Swap the garlic powder for four cloves of fresh garlic.
What to Serve With Teriyaki Mushrooms
These savory mushrooms are a great way to start your meal or an appetizer for any occasion. Here are some of my favorite way to serve them!
- An excellent side dish to chicken fried rice or Asian noodles. Add some crispy sesame seeds when serving them up for Asian-style meals.
- Serve them up over rice or noodles as a veggie main dish.
- Add them to the top of any steak.
- Serve them up as a tasty appetizer to kick of your favorite meal!
How to Store
Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheat: There are two ways to reheat this mushroom recipe. First, heat them in the microwave for about one minute. Second, reheat them in a skillet over medium heat on the stove.
Do not heat baby Bella mushrooms sitting in water as this will leach out the baby Bellas of their flavor and juices.
Expert Tips
- Use baby bellas aka cremini mushrooms when making this recipe for the BEST results.
- Make sure you buy mushrooms close to when you plan to cook them and that you pick out the freshest ones you can find.
- Serve teriyaki mushrooms immediately!
- Slice up mushrooms evenly so they all cook in the same amount of time.
FAQ
Fresh mushrooms don't last long in the refrigerator. This is because they are very porous and tend to absorb moisture in the fridge as well as the odors of other foods around them.
Whole, uncooked mushrooms will last for up to one week in the fridge.
If the mushrooms are cooked or sliced when purchased, then your mushrooms will only last 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
After cooking, mushrooms will generally last up to three days when stored in the fridge.
Before cooking, mushrooms should always be cleaned. You will want to use a soft brush or cloth for cleaning any type of mushroom. Never scrub aggressively when you are cleaning mushrooms.
Thoroughly rinse the mushrooms under cold water and pat dry with a clean paper towel. You can also use a damp paper towel to wipe the dirt off for an easy way to clean them. Don't leave them soaking in water for a period of time as they will absorb too much water.
More Delicious Side Dish Recipes
Baby Bella Mushrooms with Teriyaki
Equipment
- 10 inch skillet
Ingredients
- 2 cups baby bella mushrooms quartered
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- sea salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup teriyaki sauce use storebought or homemade, add extra if you like your mushrooms saucy
- green onion tops chopped for garnish
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce (optional)
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- ¼ cup mirin or Japanese Rice wine
- 1 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Clean and trim mushrooms. Gather all of your ingredients.
- Heat oil and butter in skillet over medium heat until shimmering or a drop of water flicked in it dances.
- Sprinkle salt and garlic powder into pan with butter and oil and add mushrooms.
- Sauté mushrooms until golden, about 4-5 minutes, taking care that butter doesn’t burn.
- Lower heat and pour in teriyaki sauce. Continue cooking a few minutes longer to allow sauce to thicken slightly. When they're ready to serve, top with green onions.
Teriyaki Sauce (optional)
- In a small saucepan combine soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and garlic. In a small bowl combine mirin and cornstarch. Stir until cornstarch is dissolved.
- Next, add the cornstarch mixture to the soy mixture. Bring sauce to boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Then reduce your heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is reduced and becomes syrupy, between 6 and 7 minutes.
- Add honey and stir. Taste to see if you want to add more honey. My husband prefers a sweeter teriyaki sauce than I do! Add more honey if you prefer!
Notes
- Use baby bellas aka cremini mushrooms when making this recipe for the BEST results.
- Make sure you buy mushrooms close to when you plan to cook them and that you pick out the freshest ones you can find.
- Serve teriyaki mushrooms immediately!
- Slice up mushrooms evenly so they all cook in the same amount of time.
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This post was originally published in July 2021. It has been republished with new content and new images.
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