Calling all mushroom lovers! These crazy good sautéed Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions are bursting with amazing flavors that will have you doing a happy dance. The tasty rich sauce boasts both sweet and tangy deliciousness featuring tangy tamari and rice wine vinegar that’s perfectly paired with sweet maple syrup and molasses for a mushroom marinade paradise. Pair these tasty mushroom and onions with rice or quinoa and you favorite veggies for a fantastic veggie bowl that will treat your taste buds, making it this week’s awesome Whip It Up Wednesday recipe.
Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.
Hi there, Ameera here!
This week’s Whip It Up Wednesday is our delicious Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions. In just 20 minutes you can prepare this delicious dish to put in your favorite veggie bowl. Tangy, sweet, and full of garlic and ginger flavor, it’s sure to please the entire family.
Whip it up Wednesday
As you already know, every Wednesday, we feature a quick and easy recipe that can be “whipped up” in 20 minutes or less. This recipe can be made in about 20 minutes which really helps speed things up in the kitchen.
Veggie Bowl Fun
We love pairing this quick and easy dish in a veggie bowl. It really makes for a fast and healthy lunch or dinner. Add some steamed rice or quinoa with some of your favorite veggies, and you have a delightful bowl of yumminess!
In the veggie bowl above, we have the following:
- Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions
- Brown Rice
- Shredded Purple Cabbage
- Ribboned Carrots
- Edamame (don’t eat the shell)
- Green Onions
- Sesame Seeds
This healthy, vegan, oil-free Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions dish hits all the high notes for deliciousness; sweet, tangy, garlicky and bursting with flavor, everything you could ever want in a fabulous WFPB dish. Give it a try in your veggie bowl. It is crazy awesome!
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Products Used:
- Ceramic/enamel lined/non-stick skillet
Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Total Time: 20 Minutes
- Yield: 2 - 3 Servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Asian
Description
Calling all mushroom lovers! These crazy good sautéed Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions are bursting with amazing flavors that will have you doing a happy dance. The tasty rich sauce boasts both sweet and tangy deliciousness featuring tangy tamari and rice wine vinegar that’s perfectly paired with sweet maple syrup and molasses for a mushroom marinade paradise. Pair these tasty mushroom and onions with rice or quinoa and you favorite veggies for a fantastic veggie bowl that will treat your taste buds, making it this week’s awesome Whip It Up Wednesday recipe.
Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet yellow onion, cut into thin strips *
- 8 oz. Bella (cremini) mushrooms, sliced
- 1 Tablespoon tamari *
Mongolian Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon finely minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon finely minced ginger
- 2 Tablespoons tamari*
- 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar (rice wine vinegar)
- 2 Tablespoons toasted sesame seeds *
- 2 teaspoons organic maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flake
- Pinch black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (or thickener of choice)
- 1 Tablespoon water
Optional Toppings:
- Red pepper flake
- Sliced green onions
- Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- If you need to toast the sesame seeds, do so now and set them aside. Otherwise skip this step.
- Place all the sauce ingredients into a bowl and whisk well to combine, set aside.
- Prep the mushrooms and onions, set aside.
- In a large ceramic/enamel-lined/non-stick skillet, add the sliced mushrooms and 1 Tablespoon tamari, sauté for 4 to 5 minutes to release some of the liquid from the mushrooms, then transfer the sautéed mushrooms to a plate, set aside.
- Immediately add the sliced onions to the skillet, you do not need to remove any remaining liquid from the sautéed mushrooms. Sauté the onions over medium heat until they soften and turn golden, approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Add a tablespoon or so of water if they start to stick and/or to prevent burning.
- Add the Mongolian sauce mixture to the skillet with the onions. Add the sautéed mushrooms, turn the heat up, and stir until the sauce thickens and all the onions and mushrooms are thoroughly coated with the sauce. Cook for several minutes.
- Serve immediately over your favorite rice, veggies, or as a delicious side dish.
Notes
*Toasted Sesame Seeds: If you cannot find toasted sesame seeds, you can easily make your own. Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium heat on the stove. When the pan is nice and hot, add the sesame seeds and gently push them around in a dry skillet, moving them constantly until they turn golden brown, then immediately remove the skillet from the heat, and remove the toasted sesame seeds from the skillet. Be careful, they burn easily. Note: You do not need to toast the sesame seeds for this recipe, but they do add a nice layer of flavor element.
*Sweet Onions: It is important to use a sweet onion such as a Vidalia or Walla Walla as these onions lack the sharp, astringent taste of other onions and taste really sweet.
*Tamari: We used San J Tamari Soy Sauce Gluten Free, Reduced Sodium.
*Makes: 2 – 3 servings
*Storage: Refrigerate, use within 7 days.
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OMG!! These look so delicious! Will be making them very soon! Thanks yet again for a beautifully styled picture. 🙂
Hi there Sandy 🙂
Yaaay! Thank you so much for your kind words; we truly appreciate it! Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
SO SO delicious! I think this is our third time making this. We had ours on a bed of Lundberg Brown Basmati Rice, and it was yummy!
Hi there Rebecca 🙂
Woo Hoo!!! We are so thrilled to hear that you enjoyed this recipe and make it often. We love Lundberg rice too! We appreciate you sharing your awesome feedback and for taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Yum! ? Can’t go wrong with mushrooms. And then add your flavour profile! Wow! So darn good! I added spinach (cause I like to get greens in and I felt too cold for a salad today). ?
Looking forward to leftovers again. ?
Hi there Sandra 🙂
Yippyyyy!!! We couldn’t agree more about those tasty mushrooms! We are SUPER glad that you enjoyed this recipe. Adding spinach is a perfect way to get in those powerhouse greens! Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try and for sharing your amazing feedback with us!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
I’m confused about the edamame which is shown in the photo and mentioned in the description information about the recipe, but then not listed or mentioned in the actual recipe. How are the edamame supposed to be included?
Hi there Mark 🙂 Thank you so much for reaching out to us. Yes, we mention the edamame as well as the other “bowl ingredients” in the blog post to show the way that we decided to eat this dish. The recipe card is specifically for the Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions recipe. The other ingredients are just to “showcase” how we paired the Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions with other ingredients to create a veggie bowl. In this case, we ate the Mongolian Mushrooms and onions in a bowl with cooked brown rice, shredded purple cabbage, ribboned carrots, warmed edamame, green… Read more »
Got it. Thanks! By the way, my wife and I love your recipes. We adopted a mostly WFPB diet a year ago for health and weight reasons, and we find ourselves frequently making and enjoying one of your recipes.
Of course, happy to help! We are SUPER excited that you and your wife love our recipes – *doing a happy dance*! We are so glad to be on this WFPB journey with you 😀
I made this today for lunch. The flavors were perfect, as always!
Hi there Kathi 🙂
Woot!!! We are so EXCITED that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome feedback with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Take my advise and double the recipe for the sauce and mushrooms. Super delicious! I blended the sauce so the seeds were pulverized, otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Hubby and I went back for seconds, so good!!
Hi there Janet,
YAYYYY!!! We are thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for taking time to leave us a fantastic review.
-Ameera and Robin
You ladies are amazing! This was soooo good!!
Hi there Leslie,
YAYYYY!!! We are thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for the awesome review.
-Ameera and Robin