Sautéed mushrooms is a perfect rich and buttery side dish for your steaks, chicken, and pork. Simple ingredients and 15 minutes of your time is all you need!
Rinse whole mushrooms under cold water quickly and pat them dry with a paper towel right away.
Cut mushrooms into half, or quarter if they are very large, and add them to a mixing bowl.
Toss mushrooms in 1/2 tbsp. of oil to coat them and then add pressed garlic cloves, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well to coat mushrooms evenly.
Preheat the skillet first, over medium-high heat.
Add a tablespoon on oil and spread it around. Add mushrooms in an even layer and let them sauté, undisturbed, for a few minutes to get a nice sear on them.
Add butter and let it melt. Once butter is melted, mix mushrooms and let them sauté again, undisturbed. Keep mixing once in a while, but not too often, letting mushrooms get a sear each time. Depending on the size, it will take 7-10 minutes to cook mushrooms.
Once mushrooms are done, take them out and serve. Garnish it with some parsley if you'd like.
Notes
Season - season mushrooms simply to enhance the natural flavor instead of masking it. Use garlic powder and fresh garlic to get the aroma and flavor and add some salt and pepper.
Use oil and butter - start with using oil to cook the mushrooms and about half way through, add the butter to flavor the mushrooms.
Preheat the pan! It is very important to preheat the pan when cooking and even more so when you are searing something. Whether you are searing veggies or searing meats, always preheat the pan for a few minutes first.
Don't overcrowd - this is one of the most important parts to searing. If you have too many mushrooms in a pan, they will steam instead of searing. If making more mushrooms, use a larger pan, use two pans, or cook mushrooms in batches.
Don't disturb, let them sear! To get the best sear, do not disturb your mushrooms. Let them sit in the pan and cook for longer period of time. But make sure to keep an eye on it so you are not burning them!
Start cooking on higher heat! Start cooking of medium-high heat (avoid high heat setting due to higher chance of burning your food). After you got a nice sear going, turn the heat down to finish cooking the mushrooms through.