Hi-Tech Mushroom Burger | Juicy, Meaty, and 100% Mushrooms
These aren’t your average veggie burgers. We’ve taken mushrooms high-tech—using modernist techniques to give them the snap, chew, and heartiness of the real deal.
Recipe guidance:
• 750 g cremini mushrooms
• 25 g sodium caseinate
• 25 g Activa RM
• 5 g kosher salt
• 1 g MSG
• Butter, cheese (optional)
Steps:
1. Roast washed mushrooms at 400 °F / 204 °C for 15 minutes. Cool, then grind with a 3 mm die.
2. Whisk sodium caseinate, Activa RM, salt, and MSG; mix into ground mushrooms.
3. Form six 90–100 g patties using a 3-inch ring mold.
4. Chill patties 8–24 hours to set structure.
5. Season, fry in foamy butter 3 min per side, adding cheese if desired.
6. Serve as you would any burger.
Key tips:
• Chilling overnight develops texture and bite.
• Activa RM binds the mushrooms for a meaty chew.
• Butter frying = rich flavor and crisp edges.
• Works with any toppings—treat it like beef.
? Full recipe + science behind it: https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/hi-tech-mushroom-burger