Sweet & Sour Battered Mushrooms
Sweet & Sour Battered Mushrooms. Crispy fried mushrooms stir fried in a tangy sweet and sour sauce. This vegan recipe serves well as a main dish. Ready in 30 minutes!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8.11 oz black oyster mushrooms (washed and dried)
- 2 cups vegetable oil (for deep frying or as needed)
- 11.76 fl oz. canned pineapples (diced)
- 1 red bell pepper (diced)
- 1 yellow bell pepper (diced)
- 1/2 onion (diced)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (for stir frying)
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup water (cold)
- 2/3 cup pineapple juice (from the can )
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water (cold)
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Separate the mushrooms into smaller bunches if needed. Pat them dry with a paper towel.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together Mushroom Coating ingredients as listed. Add a few mushrooms into the mixture and dust them until evenly coated. Set aside.
- 3
In another large bowl, combine Mushroom Batter ingredients. Mix and set aside.
- 4
Heat 2-inches of oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Place a wooden chopstick into the hot and if bubbles form, it's time to fry.
- 5
Dip mushroom into the batter and carefully lower it into the hot oil away from you. Fry in small batches on both sides until golden brown and crispy, about 3-5 minutes. Do not overcrowd the oil.
- 6
Remove fried mushrooms with a slotted spoon. Transfer to a wire rack or paper towel lined plate allowing excess oil to drip off. Then transfer to a large serving plate.
- 7
In a small bowl, combine Sweet and Sour Sauce ingredients as listed. Set aside.
- 8
In a large pan or wok, heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil on medium-high heat. Fry onions, bell peppers and pineapples until softened.
- 9
Pour sauce into the pan and let it come to a boil and simmer until sauce has thickened. Mix and pour your sauce over the battered mushrooms. Serve & enjoy!