Stir-fried straw mushrooms are a familiar dish in Vietnamese cuisine, loved for their rich flavor, crispy-sweet texture, and flexible ability to combine with many ingredients. This article will share 10 stir-fried straw mushroom recipes with expert tips from culinary specialist Cicook to help you cook with confidence.
Why are stir-fried straw mushrooms popular in every meal?
Straw mushrooms consistently rank among the most popular stir-fry ingredients in Vietnamese kitchens. The reason comes not only from their naturally sweet flavor but also from their exceptional versatility in cooking.
Stir-fried straw mushroom dishes suit all groups-from children needing nutritional supplements, adults seeking quick meals, to vegetarians and those following clean eating diets.
The fast preparation time (averaging 10-15 minutes for a complete stir-fry) makes straw mushrooms an ideal choice for busy family meals.
Straw mushrooms are reasonably priced and easily found at traditional markets and supermarkets. Especially when using Cicook straw mushrooms, you're also guaranteed clean sources, consistent quality, and time-saving preparation.
Outstanding nutritional benefits of straw mushrooms
Straw mushrooms are not only delicious but also provide high nutritional value with low calories (only about 35-40 kcal/100g) yet rich in plant protein (about 2-3g/100g), very suitable for dieters or those losing weight.
Notable nutritional components:
- B-complex Vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5): Support energy metabolism, maintain nervous system health
- Vitamin C: Boosts immunity, antioxidant properties
- Diverse Minerals: Potassium (K) regulates blood pressure, Phosphorus (P) is good for bones, and Iron supports blood formation
- High Fiber (about 2-3g/100g): Improves digestion, creates long-lasting fullness, controls cholesterol
- Beta-glucan: A polysaccharide that stimulates the immune system, supports disease prevention
Comprehensive preparation: Tips for selecting and preparing crispy, sweet straw mushrooms
Whether a stir-fried straw mushroom dish is delicious depends on the initial ingredient source, meaning it depends on the selection and preparation stage. This is a foundational step that many people often skip or do incorrectly.
Criteria for selecting fresh straw mushrooms and how to clean them
Fresh, delicious straw mushrooms have a natural ivory white or light pink color, a dry surface, not slimy or with dark spots. When held, mushrooms must have good elasticity-press lightly and feel slightly soft but quickly recover shape. Fresh straw mushrooms have a characteristic mild scent, not fishy, not strange.
Prioritize "button" straw mushrooms (also called young mushrooms, unopened, egg-shaped) for stir-fried straw mushroom dishes because this type has a crispier texture, is sweeter, and less watery. Fully opened mushrooms usually have more water, easily become mushy when stir-frying over high heat.
Proper cleaning process:
- Don't soak long: Straw mushrooms soaked longer absorb more water, leading to loss of natural sweetness and becoming mushy. Therefore, users should only rinse quickly 1-2 times under running water.
- Use diluted salt water: If you want to remove dirt more thoroughly, dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt in a bowl of water, dip mushrooms for 30 seconds, then remove and rinse with clean water.
- Cut stem and halve: Cut off the hard stem part (about 2-3mm), then halve or keep whole depending on size and dish. For stir-fried straw mushrooms with meat, halving helps mushrooms cook evenly and absorb seasonings better.
- Dry the surface: Use absorbent paper or a clean towel to gently wipe mushrooms dry before stir-frying. This is an important secret, so stir-fries don't become watery.
Instead of spending time selecting or complex preparation, you can choose straw mushroom products from Cicook that have been cleaned following a closed process, meeting ISO 22000 standards. You just need to rinse briefly or not rinse depending on needs and preferences, ready to use immediately, saving up to 50% preparation time.
Expert tip from Cicook culinary specialist: Processing mushrooms to prevent water release when stir-frying
To keep stir-fried straw mushrooms as crispy as possible, the stir-frying technique and mushroom preparation must be performed accurately. Straw mushrooms need to be thoroughly dried or surface-dried before adding to a stir-fry. The stir-frying process should be done over high heat and limit excessive stirring to avoid the mushrooms losing water. Users should only add seasonings after mushrooms have firmed up.
Selected 10 delicious, easy-to-make stir-fried straw mushroom recipes
Straw mushrooms are a versatile ingredient that can be combined with various foods to create many appealing stir-fry dishes. Below are 10 selected stir-fried straw mushroom recipes, including both hearty savory dishes and light vegetarian dishes, helping family meals and menus become more diverse.
Savory stir-fried straw mushroom recipes: Rich flavors
Savory stir-fried straw mushroom dishes always have special appeal thanks to rich flavors, being easy to eat, and being suitable for all meals. When combined with pork, chicken, pork heart, or even field frogs, straw mushrooms become much more "flavorful," both keeping natural sweetness and fully absorbing seasonings during stir-frying. This is also a flexible group of dishes, easy to vary according to available kitchen ingredients and extremely time-saving.
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with pork (Basic recipe)
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with pork is a quick and delicious choice that's extremely good with rice. This stir-fry perfectly combines the sweetness from mushrooms and the fatty, rich taste of pork.
Ingredients (2-3 servings):
- Cicook straw mushrooms: 300g (1 can)
- Pork belly/shoulder: 200g (thinly sliced)
- Garlic: 3 cloves (minced)
- Onion: 1/2 bulb (cut into wedges)
- Seasonings: 1 tablespoon cooking oil, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, salt, pepper, MSG (if using)
- Scallions, cilantro for garnish
Step-by-step preparation:
- Marinate pork: Slice pork thinly about 2-3mm, marinate with 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce, a bit of pepper, and 1 minced garlic clove. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes for the pork to absorb the seasonings.
- Sauté aromatics: Place wok on stove, add 1 tablespoon cooking oil, and sauté 2 remaining minced garlic cloves until golden. Fragrant garlic smell signals heat is just right.
- Stir-fry pork: Add pork to stir-fry over high heat until pork firms up and changes color (about 2-3 minutes), then remove pork to a separate plate.
- Stir-fry mushrooms: Without adding oil, add straw mushrooms to the wok just used for pork, stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Add onion, stir evenly for 1 minute.
- Combine: Return stir-fried pork to the wok, season to taste: soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper. Stir evenly 1-2 minutes for seasonings to absorb.
- Finish: Sprinkle scallions, cilantro, and turn off the heat. Scoop onto a plate, serve hot with white rice.
Tip for creating glossy texture: Many wonder why their stir-fry doesn't have the "glossy texture" like restaurant dishes. The secret is mixing 1 tablespoon of water with 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch, pouring it into the wok at step 5, and stirring quickly. The cornstarch mixture will create a smooth, glossy coating that evenly covers mushrooms and meat.
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with ground pork
Ground pork stir-fried with straw mushrooms is an easier-to-eat variation, suitable for young children and the elderly because the ingredients are minced small, easy to chew, and digest.
Ingredients:
- Straw mushrooms: 250g
- Ground pork (shoulder or ground pork belly): 150g
- Garlic: 2 cloves, horn chili: 1 (according to taste)
- Minced shallots: 1 tablespoon
- Seasonings: cooking oil, soy sauce, seasoning powder, pepper, sugar
Preparation:
- Marinate ground pork with 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce, minced garlic, pepper for 10 minutes.
- Sauté minced shallots until fragrant, add ground pork and stir-fry until pork is dry and crumbly (medium heat, stir continuously to avoid clumping).
- Add cleaned straw mushrooms, season, stir-fry over high heat 3-4 minutes.
- Add finely chopped chili (if using), stir evenly for 30 seconds, turn off the heat.
Advantage: Ground pork cooks quickly, easily absorbs seasonings, and creates richness when "embracing" each mushroom. This dish is often served with vermicelli, glass noodles, or bread, not just rice alone.
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with pork belly
If regular stir-fried straw mushrooms with pork use shoulder meat, the version with pork belly brings a much richer, fattier flavor.
Ingredients:
- Straw mushrooms: 300g
- Pork belly: 250g (sliced medium)
- Garlic, ginger: 2 slices each
- Onion: 1/2 bulb
- Seasonings: 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, soy sauce, MSG, pepper
Preparation:
- Slice pork belly about 5mm thick (not too thin to avoid drying).
- Sauté garlic and ginger with a little oil. Add pork belly and stir-fry until fat renders, fragrant and slightly golden.
- Add onion, stir-fry 1 minute. Then straw mushrooms, stir evenly.
- Season with oyster sauce, soy sauce, little sugar. Stir-fry over high heat 3 minutes.
- Taste and adjust, sprinkle pepper, turn off the heat.
Heat adjustment tip to prevent meat from releasing water: The secret lies in maintaining consistently high heat. When adding pork belly to a hot wok, high heat will make the meat's surface contract quickly, "locking" water and fat inside. If the heat is low, meat will gradually release water, making the stir-fry watery and losing flavor.
Chicken stir-fried with straw mushrooms
Chicken stir-fried with straw mushrooms is a priority choice for those wanting to supplement protein while limiting animal fat. Chicken meat has a soft texture, is naturally sweet, and harmoniously combines with straw mushrooms.
Ingredients:
- Cicook straw mushrooms: 300g
- Chicken breast or deboned thigh: 300g (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- Garlic: 3 cloves, lemongrass: 1 stalk (crushed)
- Horn chili: 2 (if you like spicy)
- Seasonings: cooking oil, fish sauce, seasoning powder, pepper, kaffir lime leaves
Preparation:
- Marinate chicken with 1 teaspoon fish sauce, minced garlic, pepper, and 1 teaspoon cooking oil for 15 minutes.
- Sauté crushed lemongrass until fragrant, add chicken and stir-fry until firm (about 5 minutes-chicken needs more time to cook than pork).
- Add straw mushrooms, stir-fry 3 minutes. Season with seasoning powder and a little sugar.
- Add horn chili, fresh torn kaffir lime leaves, and stir for 30 seconds.
Highlight: Kaffir lime leaves create a characteristic fragrance, help eliminate chicken's fishy smell, and increase the freshness of the dish. This is a popular recipe in Southern Vietnam, often served with hot rice or chicken congee.
Pork heart stir-fried with straw mushrooms
Pork heart stir-fried with straw mushrooms is an "interesting" yet nutritious dish, popular in family meals or drinking sessions. Pork heart is rich in iron and vitamin B12, which helps build blood, good for people with anemia.
Ingredients:
- Pork heart: 300g
- Straw mushrooms: 250g
- Lemongrass, garlic, ginger, tamarind: 2-3 slices each
- Seasonings: white wine, vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, seasoning powder
Process for treating pork heart to remove fishy smell:
- Initial rinse: Wash the purchased pork heart many times with water, and remove the fat membrane attached to the outer surface.
- Soak in tamarind/vinegar: Rub heart with sour tamarind or diluted vinegar, let sit 10 minutes. Rinse again with clean water.
- Pre-boil: Put heart in pot of boiling water with ginger, lemongrass, 1 tablespoon white wine, boil 3-5 minutes. Remove, rinse again, drain.
- Slice: Slice pork heart thinly, about 3mm, easy to cook and eat.
Preparation:
- Sauté garlic, lemongrass, and ginger until fragrant. Add pre-boiled pork heart and quickly stir-fry 2 minutes (high heat).
- Add straw mushrooms, stir evenly. Season with fish sauce, sugar, and seasoning powder.
- Stir-fry 3 more minutes, adjust seasoning, then turn off the heat, sprinkle scallions.
Note: Pork heart shouldn't be stir-fried too long, as it will become tough. Just stir-fry enough forthe heart to firm up and absorb seasonings.
Frog stir-fried with straw mushrooms (Authentic countryside flavor)
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with frog is a specialty dish from wetland regions, bringing rustic, irresistibly delicious flavor. Frog meat is rich in protein (over 15g/100g), low in fat, and very good for gym-goers or dieters.
Ingredients:
- Frog (cleaned): 500g (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- Straw mushrooms: 200g
- Lemongrass, garlic, chili, galangal
- Seasonings: fermented shrimp paste (or shrimp paste), fish sauce, seasoning powder, pepper, betel leaves
Preparation:
- Marinate frog: Rinse frog clean, marinate with fermented shrimp paste (1 teaspoon), minced garlic, pepper, little oil. Marinate 20 minutes.
- Sauté lemongrass, galangal, and garlic until fragrant. Add frog and stir-fry until firm (about 5-7 minutes-frog needs longer stir-frying than pork).
- Add straw mushrooms, horn chili, and stir-fry for 3 more minutes.
- Season with fish sauce and a little sugar. Finally, add fresh betel leaves, turn off the heat.
How to stir-fry frog firm and keep sweet: High temperature + not covering the lid are 2 key factors. Covering the lid will create steam, making the frog mushy and losing crispness. Stir-frying frog always needs high heat, continuous stirring so the meat firms evenly without burning.
Vegetarian stir-fried straw mushroom recipes - fresh, light & Easy to make
The group of vegetarian stir-fried straw mushrooms and vegetables is always loved for freshness, easy digestion, and extreme easy to vary. This is the perfect choice for days you want to "rest your stomach," eat light, or add more fiber and vitamins to the menu. When combined with green beans, tofu, asparagus, or eggplant, straw mushrooms not only keep their naturally crispy sweet texture but also highlight the flavor of each vegetable.
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with soy sauce
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with soy sauce is a "minimalist" yet effective method-only needing a few basic ingredients but still having a rich dish, good with rice.
Soy sauce formula suitable for stir-fry for 300g mushrooms:
- Soy sauce: 2 tablespoons
- Filtered water: 1 tablespoon
- Sugar: 1 teaspoon
- Oyster sauce (optional): 1/2 teaspoon
- Ground pepper: 1 pinch
Method:
- Mix soy sauce mixture according to above formula, stir well.
- Sauté 2 minced garlic cloves with cooking oil until fragrant.
- Add straw mushrooms and stir-fry 2 minutes (high heat).
- Pour soy sauce mixture in, stir evenly 2-3 minutes for soy sauce to absorb and reduce.
- Adjust seasoning, sprinkle pepper and scallions then turn off heat.
Green beans stir-fried with straw mushrooms
Green beans stir-fried with straw mushrooms is a popular vegetarian dish, light and fresh, crispy sweet, providing much fiber and vitamins, suitable for vegetarian days or wanting to "rest" the stomach.
Ingredients:
- Green beans: 250g
- Straw mushrooms: 200g
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Seasonings: cooking oil, salt, sugar, vegetarian soy sauce (or regular soy sauce)
Preparation:
- Rinse green beans clean, remove both ends and tough strings, cut into 4-5cm sections.
- Sauté minced garlic until golden, add green beans and stir-fry 2 minutes (high heat to keep green color).
- Add straw mushrooms, stir-fry 3 more minutes.
- Season with salt, sugar, little soy sauce. Stir evenly, turn off heat.
Light seasoning ratio for vegetarian dishes: For vegetarian dishes, the general principle is "less seasoning than savory dishes" to keep natural sweetness of vegetables. Suggested ratio: 1/2 teaspoon salt + 1/2 teaspoon sugar + 1 teaspoon soy sauce for 500g ingredients. Taste and adjust according to preference.
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with Tofu
Tofu stir-fried with straw mushrooms creates a "2-in-1" plant protein combo dish-both filling, easy to digest, cheap, and quick.
Ingredients:
- Straw mushrooms: 200g
- Soft tofu (or fried tofu): 200g
- Tomato: 1 (cut into wedges)
- Scallions, garlic
- Seasonings: cooking oil, salt, seasoning powder, pepper
Preparation:
- Cut tofu into medium pieces (1.5-2cm), fry until golden or use ready-fried tofu.
- Sauté garlic, add tomato and stir until soft and releases juice (medium heat).
- Add straw mushrooms, stir-fry 2 minutes.
- Add tofu, season, stir gently 1-2 minutes (avoid breaking tofu).
- Sprinkle scallions, turn off heat.
How to handle Tofu without breaking when stir-frying:
- Choose soft tofu or firm tofu (soft tofu is tender, firm tofu is solid-according to preference).
- If using soft tofu: Cut into appropriate pieces, add to wok at final step, stir very gently 2-3 times is enough.
- If using firm tofu: Should pre-fry to create outer crust, then add to stir-fry-fried tofu will be firmer, harder to break.
- Use flat spatula instead of sharp-edged ladle to avoid breaking tofu.
Asparagus stir-fried with straw mushrooms
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with asparagus is a quality vegetarian dish for parties or when wanting to improve family meal quality. Asparagus is rich in folic acid, good for pregnant women and those wanting to improve cardiovascular health.
Ingredients:
- Green asparagus: 300g (remove tough base)
- Straw mushrooms: 200g
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Seasonings: cooking oil, salt, sugar, butter (optional)
Preparation:
- Cut asparagus diagonally into 4-5cm sections, quickly blanch in boiling water with little salt (30 seconds), remove and soak in ice water.
- Sauté garlic with little butter (or cooking oil), add asparagus and stir-fry 1 minute.
- Add straw mushrooms, stir-fry 2-3 more minutes.
- Season with salt and sugar to taste. Turn off heat.
Technique for stir-frying asparagus to keep color and crispness:
- Blanching: This is an important step. Asparagus blanched in boiling water for 30 seconds will keep its bright green color (thanks to enzyme inactivation) and shorten stir-frying time, avoiding mushiness.
- Ice water bath: After blanching, immediately soak in ice water to "shock" the temperature, fix the green color, and crispness.
- Quick stir-fry, high heat: Asparagus cooks very quickly (1-2 minutes stir-fry is enough), don't stir-fry too long.
Eggplant stir-fried with straw mushrooms
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with eggplant is a rustic dish but extremely appetizing with rice. Eggplant is rich in anthocyanins (antioxidants), supporting brain and cardiovascular health.
Ingredients:
- Eggplant: 2 pieces (cut into wedges)
- Straw mushrooms: 200g
- Garlic: 3 cloves, horn chili: 1 piece
- Seasonings: cooking oil, fermented shrimp paste (or black bean sauce), sugar, scallions
Preparation:
- After slicing eggplant, soak in diluted salt water for 5 minutes (to prevent browning), remove and drain.
- Sauté garlic, add eggplant and stir-fry over high heat until soft (about 5 minutes).
- Add straw mushrooms, fermented shrimp paste (or black bean sauce), sugar then stir-fry for 3 minutes.
- Add chili and scallions, stir evenly then turn off heat.
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with bell peppers
Stir-fried straw mushrooms with bell peppers is a visually appealing dish, suitable for those who love dining aesthetics, while also being nutritious and supplementing many vitamins.
Ingredients:
- Straw mushrooms: 250g
- Bell peppers: 2 pieces (1 red, 1 yellow - cut into wedges)
- Garlic, onion
- Seasonings: cooking oil, oyster sauce, salt, sugar, pepper
Preparation:
- Sauté minced garlic, add onion and stir-fry until fragrant.
- Add straw mushrooms, stir-fry 2 minutes.
- Add bell peppers, quickly stir-fry 1-2 minutes (high heat).
- Season with oyster sauce, salt, sugar. Stir evenly, turn off heat.
Benefits from Vitamin C in bell peppers: Red bell peppers contain higher vitamin C content than even oranges (about 190mg/100g compared to 53mg/100g), helping boost immunity, fight aging, and beautify skin. Yellow and green bell peppers are also rich in vitamin A, good for eyes.
Egg stir-fried with straw mushrooms
Egg stir-fried with straw mushrooms is a lifesaver dish for busy mornings when in just 10 minutes you have a protein-rich, delicious meal.
Ingredients:
- Chicken eggs: 3 pieces
- Straw mushrooms: 150g (cut small)
- Scallions, garlic
- Seasonings: cooking oil, salt, pepper, a little fish sauce (optional)
Preparation:
- Beat eggs with a little salt, pepper, fish sauce (if using).
- Sauté garlic, add straw mushrooms, and stir-fry 2 minutes.
- Pour in eggs, medium heat, use chopsticks or a spatula to gently stir to create soft fluffy egg curds.
- When eggs are just cooked through (still slightly runny), turn off heat. Sprinkle scallions.
Proper mushroom-egg ratio to avoid fishy taste: The golden ratio is 3 eggs stir-fried with 150-200g mushrooms. If mushrooms are too much, the dish will be bland, lacking egg flavor. If eggs are too much, the dish may become fishy.
Seafood recipe - Straw mushrooms stir-fried with clams
Clams stir-fried with straw mushrooms is a unique combination of sea flavor (clams) and fields (straw mushrooms). This dish is popular in Mekong Delta provinces, often appearing in drinking sessions or weekend family meals.
Ingredients:
- Clams: 500g (pre-boiled, shelled)
- Straw mushrooms: 200g
- Lemongrass, garlic, ginger, bird's eye chili, betel leaves
- Seasonings: fermented shrimp paste, fish sauce, sugar, cooking oil, Vietnamese coriander
Preparation:
- Rinse clams clean, pre-boil with ginger and lemongrass (5 minutes), remove and drain.
- Sauté lemongrass, garlic, ginger, and bird's eye chili until fragrant. Add clams and stir-fry 2 minutes.
- Add straw mushrooms, fermented shrimp paste (1 teaspoon), sugar, and stir-fry 3 minutes.
- Add betel leaves and Vietnamese coriander, stir evenly. Turn off the heat.
Sea-field flavor harmony: Clams have a characteristic sweetness of seafood, slightly chewy and crisp. Straw mushrooms have the fresh sweetness of rice fields. When combined, fermented shrimp paste plays the role of "flavor bridge," creating harmony between 2 ingredients. Betel leaves and Vietnamese coriander add an herbal fragrance layer, eliminating the fishy smell from the clams.
Chef Cicook's secrets for all easy-to-make, easy-to-eat stir-fried straw mushroom dishes
After mastering 10 recipes, here are the overarching secrets to help you elevate the flavor of all stir-fried straw mushroom dishes for quality menus.
How long to stir-fry straw mushrooms until done?
Straw mushrooms are very quick to cook, with the standard cooking time being only 3-5 minutes, depending on the size of the mushrooms. The sign that the mushrooms are done is that they are firm and soft but still retain their crispiness and do not release water. Stir-frying the mushrooms quickly is an important tip to keep the mushrooms crispy and sweet without becoming mushy.
Choose Cicook straw mushrooms - The solution for fresh, clean straw mushroom ingredients, optimizing kitchen time
After mastering 10 recipes and cooking secrets, the final key factor determining whether your stir-fried straw mushroom dish is delicious is the quality of the input ingredients. Cicook is proud to be Vietnam's leading clean straw mushroom supplier, with outstanding commitments to clean, safe mushroom sources, directly linked with farming households.
Cicook straw mushroom products are completely pre-prepared, convenient, and ready for users to use directly or immediately for delicious stir-fried straw mushroom dishes. Leave information in the consultation form or contact via sales@cicook.vn to receive consultation and discount offers!
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- How long to stir-fry straw mushrooms until done?
Straw mushrooms only need 3-5 minutes stir-frying over high heat to cook, keeping natural crispness and sweetness.
- How to prevent straw mushrooms from releasing water when stir-frying?
Make mushrooms really dry before stir-frying, use high heat, limit excessive stirring, and only add seasonings when mushrooms have firmed up.
- What to combine straw mushrooms with for a delicious stir-fry?
Straw mushrooms pair well with pork, chicken, ground meat, tofu, asparagus, green beans, and many other vegetables.
- Where to buy straw mushrooms for delicious stir-fry?
You should choose straw mushrooms from reputable suppliers like Cicook-where clean mushroom sources are guaranteed and pre-prepared, helping you save preparation time while maintaining fresh, delicious taste.