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What Is Mushrooms, enoki (straw) and How Can I Use It?

Enoki mushrooms rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 37 recipes to cook with it.

mushrooms, enoki (straw)

What are enoki mushrooms?

mushrooms, enoki (straw)

Where found

Enoki mushrooms are usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

In Chinese:金针菇
British (UK) term:
en français:les champignons Enoki
en español:setas enoki

Recipes using enoki mushrooms

There are 37 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Paperbark Smoked Duck with Lllawarra Plum Sauce

Paperbark Smoked Duck with Lllawarra Plum Sauce

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Paperbark smoked duck, garnished with mushrooms and finished with Illawarra Plum Sauce.

Thai Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup (Tom Yum Goong)

Thai Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup (Tom Yum Goong)

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Tom Yum Goong brings tangy lime, fragrant lemongrass, and plump shrimp together in a fiery Thai hot and sour soup that's ready in just 30 minutes. The ultimate comfort bowl for spice lovers.

Chinese Veggie Salad with Soy Dressing

Chinese Veggie Salad with Soy Dressing

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This light yet tasty Chinese veggie salad is made with bean sprouts, lotus root, carrot, cucumber, black mushrooms, and tofu sheet, then tossed with a soy-rice vinegar-sesame oil dressing. A refreshing side dish that goes well with most of the main dishes, or just serve it with some steamed rice to complete a delicious meal.

Korean Mushroom-Bok Choy Stew with Soba

Korean Mushroom-Bok Choy Stew with Soba

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It's a real comfy meal, and I always serve it with some homemade cabbage, daikon or cucumber kimchi (see links below). Absolutely delicious!

Spicy Korean Noodles with Wild Mushrooms

Spicy Korean Noodles with Wild Mushrooms

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This recipe was absolutely divine. The Korean spicy-sweet sauce was the key, which gave the dish an authentic Korean taste. Assorted mushrooms and vegetables added layers of great textures. The combination was just delicious!

Crispy Salmon with Mushrooms

Crispy Salmon with Mushrooms

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Quick and easy. Cooking the salmon on one side over a higher heat creates an incredibly crispy coating to the salmon with or without the skin. In this recipe a flavorful mushroom broth is quickly made. Any kind of mushrooms can be used but if you can find them try Enoki straw mushrooms for a unique treat.

Spinach-Mushroom Soup

Spinach-Mushroom Soup

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A very rich and flavorful mushroom soup that highlights the mushrooms. Use any kind of mushrooms you can find from the exotic Enoki and Portabella (as pictured) to the readily available common white mushroom.

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Ma Po Tofu

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Mapo tofu stir-fries marinated ground pork with hot bean paste, ginger, garlic, and chiles, then simmers cubed tofu in the spicy sauce. Authentic Sichuan classic ready in under an hour.

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Lung Fung Shrimps

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Lung Fung Shrimps with jumbo shrimp and three kinds of mushrooms deep-fried then wok-tossed in oyster sauce, soy, ginger, and sesame oil. A classic Cantonese banquet-style seafood dish.

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Tom Yam Goong (Thai Hot & Sour Soup)

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Authentic Tom Yam Goong, Thailand's legendary hot and sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, bird's eye chilies, and straw mushrooms. Fiery, sour, and brimming with plump shrimp. On the table in 40 minutes.

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Hot-&-Sour Mushroom Soup

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Hot and sour Thai-style mushroom soup with oyster and enoki mushrooms, serrano chilies, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, and fish sauce. Light, aromatic, fiery. Ready in 30 minutes.

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Eight Jewel Chicken

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Savor Eight Jewel Chicken: a quick, healthy stir-fry with tender chicken, eight vibrant veggies, and crunchy peanuts. Ideal for easy Asian-inspired dinners, gluten-free meals, or vegetable-packed weeknight recipes under 40 minutes.

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Chopstix Glass Noodle Salad

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Crunchy, cool, and tossed in a zingy ginger-sesame dressing with orange zest, this glass noodle salad with snow peas, red cabbage, and enoki mushrooms is a no-cook showstopper ready in 30 minutes.

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Butterfly Shrimp with Snowpeas

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Butterfly shrimp with snow peas, a fast Cantonese stir-fry where butterflied shrimp curl in a smoking-hot wok before joining crisp snow peas, straw mushrooms, water chestnuts, and a light ginger-garlic sauce.

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Sweet-N-Sour Stir-Fry

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Vegetarian sweet and sour stir-fry loaded with snow peas, broccoli, enoki mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, mandarin orange) over rice.

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Tom Yum Goong (Hot & Sour Soup)

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Authentic Thai Tom Yum Goong: a fragrant hot-and-sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, fresh chilies, fish sauce, and straw mushrooms. The classic Bangkok street-food soup made at home.

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Consomme Primavera

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Crystal-clear chicken consomme reduced to a quarter of its volume, garnished with steamed julienned vegetables and enoki mushrooms. A refined French-Italian soup with intense concentrated flavor.

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Seared Ahi Served with Floral of Asian Greens

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Seared ahi tuna wrapped in nori, served over Asian greens, enoki mushrooms, and warabi sprouts arranged in a hollowed tomato floral. Restaurant-style Japanese plating.

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Hot & Sour Lime Leaf Shrimp Soup

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Tom yum goong, the Thai hot and sour shrimp soup: a fragrant broth of kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass and galangal, made fiery with chili and sour with lime. Light, aromatic and ready fast.

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Thai Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup

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Thai hot and sour shrimp soup (Tom Yum Goong) with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, chile paste, and straw mushrooms. A bright, aromatic broth built from shrimp shell stock.

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Thai Tomyum Gung

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Thai Tom Yum Gung, the classic hot and sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, enoki mushrooms, and chili paste. Bright, fiery, deeply aromatic.

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Sour Shrimp Soup

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Thai tom yum shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and enoki mushrooms in a hot-sour broth. Fragrant, spicy, and ready in 30 minutes.

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Kuo Fan Gee Chiu

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Kuo Fan Gee Chiu is a Szechuan-style diced chicken stir-fry with dried red chilis, bamboo shoots, and straw mushrooms. Velveted chicken, no-bland heat.

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Mandarin Soup

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Mandarin soup simmers pork, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and bean curd in chicken broth with a silky egg ribbon finish. Classic Chinese soup for cold nights.

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Pork with Straw Mushrooms

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Chinese stir-fried pork with straw mushrooms, snow peas, and bamboo shoots in a savory soy-cornstarch sauce. A quick wok dinner with tender, velveted pork slices.

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