Mushrooms cooked over high heat with chipotle, garlic, and cumin until they're reduced, charred, and concentrated. Soy sauce adds umami; lime cuts through. The simplest taco base that tastes like it took twice as long.←Back to Taco Base Recipes
16 oz cremini mushrooms
2 tbsp avocado oil
2 whole chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
3 cloves garlic cloves
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp soy sauce
Roughly chop the mushrooms into bite-sized pieces — irregular is fine, uniform is not the goal. Mince the garlic and chipotle peppers.
Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
Add mushrooms and cook undisturbed for 5 minutes until the bottom starts to brown. Resist the urge to stir — they need contact with the pan, not steam.
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms have released and reabsorbed their liquid and have deep color — 7-10 minutes total.
Add garlic, chipotle peppers, cumin, and smoked paprika. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add lime juice and soy sauce. Stir to coat and cook for 2 minutes until the liquid reduces and glazes the mushrooms.
Remove from heat and serve warm.
Chef's Notes
Mushrooms need room in the pan and patience. Crowding causes steaming; surface contact causes browning — and browning is the whole point. Don't stir until the bottom is deeply caramelized. Chipotle in adobo adds smoky heat and acidity in one shot; leftovers keep in the fridge for weeks or freeze individually.
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