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Baked Shiitake Mushrooms
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Wash the mushrooms under cold
water; cut off stem. Place mushrooms in a baking dish. Sprinkle salt and
black pepper on top of mushrooms. Pour extra-virgin olive oil around the
mushrooms; bake at 375-degrees for fifteen to twenty minutes. Serve.
Jenny's
Notes: Baked Shiitake Mushrooms are simple and easy to prepare. They are
great for a busy work night while wanting something healthy for dinner.
There are more than 300 edible species of mushrooms; only ten are currently
grown commercially. Mushrooms add distinct flavor and range of nutritional
and health benefits to your favorite dishes. Mushrooms are loaded with
fiber, prevent cancer, boost immune system, and packed with vitamins and
minerals. They are great for weight management, diabetes, heart health, they
improve nutrition and increase Vitamin D levels. Mushrooms are low in
sodium, fat, cholesterol and calories. Shiitake mushrooms are one of the
healthiest food on the planet. They are used extensively in ancient Chinese
medicine, and scientists have shown that shiitake mushrooms offer
anti-viral, lower cholesterol and cardiovascular support, and amazing
properties for the immune system. What kind of mushrooms should you eat?
Organic ones! Mushrooms are grown from the ground and will absorb and
concentrate whatever they grown in, good or bad. Mushrooms are known to
concentrate heavy metals, and as well as air and water pollutants. Shiitake mushrooms versus other
mushrooms: Shiitake fight against cancer cells and infectious disease, boost
immune systems, promotes brain faction and are a great source of B vitamins.
Fun facts of shiitake mushrooms:
They are still grown wild in mountainous regions of Asia, but nowhere in the
United States or anywhere else.
*Recipe Source: Jenny Zhang.
*Baked
Shiitake Mushrooms images (C) Jenny Zhang.
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