BBQ Oyster Mushrooms

Name: BBQ Oyster Mushrooms
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tamari; 4 tablespoons date syrup; 60 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup fresh pineapple juice (optional); 2 tablespoons black treacle/molasses (optional); 2 tablespoons black treacle/molasses (optional); 5–7 allspice/pimento berries, slightly crushed or ½ teaspoon ground allspice; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 5–7 allspice/pimento berries, slightly crushed or ½ teaspoon ground allspice; 5–7 allspice/pimento berries, slightly crushed or ½ teaspoon ground allspice; 2–3 sprigs of fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; ¼ red Scotch bonnet chilli or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional); 2–3 sprigs of fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme; 400 g/1 oz passata; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 cinnamon stick or ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 4 teaspoons smoked paprika; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cinnamon stick or ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ red Scotch bonnet chilli or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional); 2 cloves garlic; ½ thumb-size piece root ginger; 1 small onion; Olive or rapeseed/canola oil, for frying; Olive or rapeseed/canola oil, for frying; Olive or rapeseed/canola oil, for frying; 16 large oyster mushrooms, wiped clean

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

We Cook Plants

By Sarah Bentley

Published 2025

About

Ingredients

16 large oyster mushrooms, wiped clean
Olive or rapeseed/canola oil, for frying

Starter
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Let’s prepare the veg.
- Cut each mushroom into three.

- Dice the onion.

- Finely slice the ginger and garlic.

- Remove the seeds and finely slice the Scotch bonnet (if using).
For the BBQ sauce, heat a teaspoon of oil in a deep pan, then add the onion, ginger, garlic, Scotch bonnet, thyme, bay leaf, allspice/pimento, nutmeg an