Lion's Mane Steak

Lion's Mane is an en vogue mushroom right now. Loaded with purported health benefits and about as enigmatic as a fungi can get. But other than adding it to your smoothies, or taking it as a tincture, how else can you get some into your life, whilst enjoying its amazing flavour and texture? A favourite way of ours is to make a Lion's Mane Steak and chips, courtesy of "The Vegan Butcher" by Zacchary Bird.

Works best with: Lion’s Mane, Coral Tooth

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 large lion's mane mushrooms
• Salt & pepper
• 6 tbsp red wine
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

Method

• Put a frying pan on a medium-high heat.
• If your Lion's Mane is large, cut in half horizontally.
• Season the steaks with salt & pepper.
• Add the Lion's Mane into the dry frying pan (no oil is needed).
• Put a flat(ish) pan lid on top of the mushrooms and press down. As the Lion's Mane cooks, its juices will escape, and it will start to compress down into a flat, steak-like shape.
• Cook in its juices for 3-4 minutes until it starts to brown, then flip over and cook for a further 3-4 minutes.
• Remove the steaks from the pan (leaving any charred bits behind), and add the red wine & soy sauce to deglaze the pan.
• Allow the glaze to bubble for a couple of minutes, then add the steaks back to the pan and cook in the juice for a further 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately with chips and/or salad.