Ingredients

  • 4 large portabella mushrooms
  • 14 cup red cider vinegar
  • 18 cup tamari
  • 14 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons sucanat
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon fire oil or 1 tablespoon other hot pepper oil

Method

  • Brush any dirt off of mushrooms, and cut off stem of mushroom.
  • (Save the stem pieces for gravy).
  • Then make a marinade out of ingredients.
  • Stack mushrooms in a tupperware container and pour over mushrooms.
  • You might need more marinade to completely cover mushrooms.
  • Refrigerate for at least four hours.
  • Then heat a large frypan to medium heat, with a dash of olive oil.
  • Place mushrooms in pan cap down.
  • Pour more marinade over mushrooms as they cook.
  • Flip mushrooms after about five minutes.
  • Add more marinade to new side.
  • Cook about five more minutes or until the mushrooms are nicely browned on both sides.
  • After mushrooms have cooked I place them in the warm oven and use the remaining juice in the pan to make gravy.
  • I add the minced marinaded stem pieces, and a tablespoons.
  • more oil.
  • Brown up the pieces, then I add flour stirred into water to thicken, 1 tablespoons.
  • nutritional yeast, a dash of tamari, salt and pepper to taste.