Crunchy Portobello Mushroom Burger With Grilled Pineapple - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    peanut oil, for frying, enough to fill your skillet 1 to 11/2 inches deep
    4 round pineapple slices, each justover a 1/4-inch thick (either fresh or canned)
    butter, for grilling
    4 onion rolls, split, buttered and toasted on the griddle
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    3 large eggs, beaten
    2 cups panko breadcrumbs
    kosher salt
    fresh ground black pepper
    4 portobello mushroom caps, gently cleaned, gills removed (about 1 pound)
    1/2 cup japanese mayonnaise (or regular with a dash of seasoned rice vinegar)
    4 teaspoons teriyaki sauce
    1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
    4 -8 leaves red leaf lettuce
Preparation
    Heat the peanut oil to 350 degrees F in a large cast-iron skillet.
    Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the pineapple slices to get nice grill marks, about 2 minutes per side. Butter and grill the buns as well.
    Set up a breading station of flour, eggs and panko seasoned with salt and pepper, in 3 separate shallow dishes. Dredge each mushroom cap in the flour first, then the egg and finally the panko. Fry the breaded mushrooms until golden brown and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on a baking sheet lined with a cooling rack or paper towels.
    Whisk together the mayonnaise and teriyaki sauce in a small bowl.
    For the sandwich build: Spread some teriyaki mayo on the bottom and top halves of the buns. Top the bottom bun with a pineapple slice, a fried portobello mushroom cap, some onion slices and red lettuce leaf. Oh man!

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