Recipe: Not-So-Crabby Lion’s Mane Cakes (Oil-Free, Plant-Based, Vegan)
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
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It has been a while, but we are back with another recipe! The video for this one was actually filmed back in March 2022 when we rented out an Airbnb in Rochester, MN to film at for a week. We filmed SO many great new recipes for you, but life has gotten in the way and thrown us a few curveballs since then. Do not fear! We will still be sharing all of the recipes, just at a slower pace than originally planned.
These “Not-So-Crabby” Cakes are actually made with Lion’s mane mushrooms, which is one of our favorite ingredients to work with. We are very lucky to have a local place in St. Louis called VL’s Urban Farm that sells amazing, VERY high quality mushrooms, including these giant beauties. They actually have an online shop where you can buy grow kits for some of their mushrooms, so check them out here even if you aren’t in St. Louis! vlsurbanfarm.com
It’s hard to believe this giant fluffy thing is a mushroom, but when you cook it with the proper techniques, it turns into the tastiest completely plant-based, vegan, oil-free “Not-So-Crabby” cakes you’ll ever have!
We do realize that Lion’s mane can be hard to find and VERY expensive, so we did some experimenting with other ingredients and found a substitute that is more readily available and a whole lot cheaper. Check out the video and blog post for more info.
We hope you enjoy the video and get a chance to try out the recipe!
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I buy Lion's Mane mushrooms in their dried form at my local Asian market in Indianapolis. All they need is rehydrating for a couple of minutes in a bowl of water and then squeezing the water out (I also save the stock water) and then they can be prepared any way I choose. I like to cook them in a skillet and press down on them to get good surface browning on both sides. The taste is just lovely and the texture is very chicken-y. Seasoning is up to the person making them. The next time I am in St. Louis, I will definitely be buying them in their fresh state. Thanks for showing that. My heart is with you Jessica and also so much with all the people who love you. Your video of your trips to the Mayo Clinic brought back so many memories of taking my adult daughter there many times. She is well now and my heart hopes for the same for you. As a mother, I think often of your mother as you all deal with this.
May I ask how much they cost, and for how many ounces?
I am from Maryland and those mushrooms look just like crab! I’ll have to see if I can find them. Crabs are VERY expensive so the mushroom’s high cost is still probably less than crab meat. They look delicious!! Continued prayers to you both! 🥰🤗
They're almost as tasty as crab! You can find them at farmers markets; King Farm in Boyds, MD sells them, and other mushrooms. Happy fungi hunting!
Loved this so much! Each mushroom, just like each nut, offers a specific health benefit for our bodies. Lions mane is best for our brains (walnuts are the best nut for our brains). Thanks for posting these between the health updates! Prayers and love and light sent to you both! 💗
@Peace and Serenityno actually cashews are bad for kidneys because of their High Oxalate amounts. Macadamias are better for kidneys because they’re low in phosphorous. Instead of being sarcastic just research the studies. Walnuts are not pricey …. Maybe you’d enjoy some each day.
Peace and serenity to you - love your user name!
They look extra yummy on the salad 🥗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Prayers for Jessica hope she gets well fast 💗
These not-so-crabby cakes look awesome! Continuing to keep you both in my thoughts and prayers.
Farmer's Market, here I come!! These look amazing :)
Wow…I am on the hunt for Lion’s Mane. This looks fantastic Brian❤️
Those look AMAZING!!! I wonder if lions mane would be a good alternative for jackfruit. Just not a fan of jackfruit.
My heart goes out to you as you fight the c battle. Hits close to home as my sister was diagnosed around the time you were. Unfortunately, she passed less than 6 weeks later. You got this, you are providing the nutrients your body needs to repair its self! Keep strong!! You got an AMAZING partner beside you! You are BLESSED!!
Blessings to you both ❤️
Yummy 😋 recipe Brian. Hopefully despite the situation with Jessica's health both of you are doing well. Love 🥰 the video and sending love 💞❤️, prayers & positive vibes your way.
This recipe looks so great! Yummy! Jess, I love your hair darling! I hope you're both doing well, sending love!
Oh my gosh, these look delicious! I will totally make these when I get home from vacation. Thanks for the helpful and specific blog post, as always!
My husband and I forage for chanterelles every Fall and once in a while we will hit the jackpot and find a lions mane or as us locals call it Bears head mushroom. My husband came home and made “crab” cakes and they were delicious! I usually make mine out of hearts of palm but anyway you slice it they’re wonderful!
The plating is beautiful; the cakes look amazing!! 😍
That's all Jessica. She has a great eye for it. 😀
Love Jessica's rockin eating happy dance xox
These. Look. AWESOSOME!!! Thanks for sharing!
I have purchased mushroom growing kits from a company called Root Mushroom Farm. We love shiitake mushrooms in vegetable stir fry. The kit grew so many mushrooms, we ended up giving some away! The kits are a little pricey, but they are worth it! And it turns out that growing mushrooms is fun! I will definitely try growing lions mane mushrooms, just so that I can try this recipe! You remain in my prayers!
My mouth was watering with the First Bite 👍👍
Hi Jessica and Brian! I'm wondering if you think canned jack fruit would also be a good substitute for this recipe? Thank you for all the great content you share with us. Love to you both. XOXOXO 😘
That's a good idea: jackfruit also has that stringy, crablike texture.
Thank you for the recipe. I have heard that lion's mane mushrooms are so good for you. I'm with Jessica, I don't like mushrooms, but I'm going to try this recipe.
WOW ....it really looks like real crab cakes. ❤️
thanks for fixing a fun healthy meal. 🧸🧸🌻
This recipe is amazing!! Praying all the best for you two. As I'm praying for Jessica, I'm hoping for an update about Brian too. Last I recall (I don't watch every single video, just a casual follower for a few years) was Brian doing intermittent fasting to activate autophagy?? I don't recall. Jessica, my family and I are cheering for you. Can't imagine how hard it has been for you.
Picked up the last lion's mane mushrooms at the farmer's market last Saturday. It was only half a pound so cut the recipe in half. Normally, I try new recipes exactly as written but my pumpkin seeds were old so I used pecans instead. Since the recipe doesn't require cooking beyond the mushrooms, it offered an opportunity to taste tje muxture prior to forming the patties. After tasting, I ended up adding a sprinkling of dulse flakes to add a hint of seafood flavor, along with a little extra Old Bay seasoning. I thoroughly enjoyed the four tiny patties it made. I had lemon tahini sauce so used that to accompany the cakes. Next time I will get the yogurt so I can make the dill sauce. Thanks so much for a new way to enjoy lion's mane. Wishing you both the very best on your shared journey to heal Jessica from cancer.
Wow! Another awesomely delicious recipe(s)
I was never a fan of crab, but these Not-So-Crabby Cakes look so good that I really want to try these. Thanks for the recipe!
That was the best looking thing I’ve seen as I LOVE crab. Joe’s Crab Shack shut down all over the city except in one place in the heart of town. I used to frequent it regularly. Now to find some Lion’s Main Mushrooms. That may be a bit difficult.
Look so real and I am convinced they will be as yummy as you said!!😋
Glad to see some yummy recipes :-).
Thanks and hugs and blessings for you and your family 💖 May Jesus protect you both under the shadow of his wings.
These look amazing!
well it’s 2:46am in U.K. and now i’m hungry for not so crabby crabcakes! wow!
Wishing you both well with continued prayers.
I have been trying to remember the name of a band I saw on DavidnLetterman a good long while ago !!!! Yes!! It was the swell season!!!!the song is Low Rising!!!! Thankyou Jessica!!!!
12 years ago was their performance on Letterman!!! 12 years!
We had seen them just before filming this video. In fact, our tattoos are a line from one of Glen Hansard's songs. 😀 There is just something so special about the two of them when they perform together.
I love mushrooms. And I love these lions mane mushrooms. Occasionally my local produce delivery will offer them. So ooo delicious!!! Thanks for the recipe!!! It looks amazing.
Thank you so much for your fabulous recipe 🙂 AWESOME 😎
I love crab cakes so this is an awesome alternative. Thank you ❤️
I love the name of this recipe - Not So Crabby! I HAVE to try this. I will probably use the artichoke hearts as I have some in my freezer right now. Thanks for posting.
I’m very curious to see how these turn out with artichoke hearts. Please reply here how it works for you.
These look positively delicious 😋 Continued prayers for you and Jessica. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️
You're right, Brian. Peef isn't an appropriate ingredient for this recipe. Save the peef for some stuffed peppers. Nothing better than a pepper stuffed with a little ground peef. lol
Love the looks of these. Now to find the ingredients. Yum! Be well.
GOOD LUCK with that! When i told the worker at my local store that i wanted to make a special recipe & asked if they had lions mane mushrooms, the teenage worker told me "yes we sell mushrooms in the fruit section but we don't sell lion. i don't even know where you'd get lion meat." WRONG thing to say to us vegans. 😢
I may have missed where you guys are at but lions main isn’t that costly. I can buy a decent piece for dinner for around $5 at Berkeley Bowl. Been recently getting into it and it’s definitely a good meatless option. While I’m not into crab cakes this did give me a good idea for making lobster tails. Thanks for the video and I hope Jessica has made a full recovery.
This looks fantastic! Excited to try it.
That looks so good!!! Now I want to grow Lion’s mane mushrooms!
Hope you guys are doing well. This looks fab Brian, I can't recall having seen these here in Mallorca, Spain but will certainly be looking everywhere from now on. As you say, great for a special occasion. Much love to you both 💕
I’ve made “crab cakes”using hearts of palm cut into chunks to resemble chunk crab. It is a great substitute for crab and about $2.00 a can.
We made these once with hearts of palm and they didn't turn out as good as the artichoke version. But we may try using them again in the future. 🙂
So great to see a wonderful recipe video again. Thanks so much!
Looks phenomenal!
Hope you’re both doing well
🤤🤤🤤 Looks delicious!
Yummy!! Those mushrooms look awesome. Thanks for sharing this.
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Besides artichoke I bet jackfruit will work too . 🤔
They look amazing! I don't think I could get fresh lion's mane, but maybe jack fruit is also an option.
Old Bay is life
Lots of great tips too - didn’t think of using toasted Ezekiel bread for crumbs!
Looks a really lovely recipe and so healthy. Wishing you and Jessica well. I hope everything at the Hospital goes as well as it can. I love the positivity and realness of your channel and have made several of your recipes which tasted great.
Looks delicious! Wishing you guys the best!! Stay strong!!! Xoxo
Yum! Thanks
Awesome recipe! Guessing you could probably use jackfruit as a substitute too.
Praying for Jessica.
Thanks!
I’m on a hunt here in LV for lion’s mane…I want to try both the mushroom and artichoke versions. I have been tossing around ‘how’ to do crab cakes in my head for like 4 years. I didn’t know of lion’s mane mushrooms but this looks totally delicious ♥️thanks ❤️🙏❤️
It's probably best to search for Lions Mane Mushrooms Las Vegas and you might get some hits. 🙂
@@KrocksInTheKitchen haha…Jessica, you are SO RIGHT☺️. After about 2 hours and searching the Asian markets…and one Whole Foods…I went home and googled Lion’s Mane ….a bunch of possibles came up- I called a different WF and sure enough the one on LV Blvd had them. 3 boxes with 6 oz each…=$30. But those crab cakes look like they are worth it♥️🙏🥰 if they are as good as they look, I will probably turn into a mushroom ‘farmer’. 😂😂
I made both versions. Here in LV, Lion’s Mane -1 pound cost $30-vs Artichoke 12 oz bag-around $2.70. When I heated mushrooms to release water, mine turned a tan/gray color (not golden like yours). I used a new 12” laundry mesh bag I had from a pack of them from Amazon to strain the moisture out of both versions (it worked great and now is my ‘kitchen’ bag. I LOVE BOTH versions…the Lion’s mane a bit better, but for just me the artichoke version will be a ‘regular’ for me. Both versions yielded 6 patties formed in my 1/4 measuring cup. Cooked in Air-fryer per 10-12 min. YUMMMM thanks so much for this SPECIAL recipe. I will post pics on your FB♥️
oh those look so good....so does that dill sauce. Yummy. Thanks so much for sharing.
You guys are just the best! 💚💚Thanks for the recipe! Happy Birthday Brian and Well Wishes for Jessica! - A Fan from NJ
Peef. These look delicious. Great video kids
I also saw a recipe using zucchini to make the crab cakes.
These look delicious! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Oh my goodness they look delicious. Thanks for the recipe
These look phenomenal!
It looks like cauliflower! I’ve only ever had a bite of lions mane…I swear it tastes like the finest cut of meat 😋
nice kitchen
yum!!
😋😋
Sounds delish!!
lion mane mushroom really is delicious
Hang in there!!!
This looks delicious!! ❤️❤️
I need an air fryer in my life.
I bought myself one at Christmas. Still haven’t used it. 🤷♀️
Yo those mushroom crabcakes look phenomenal! Finally after about a year and a half I am going to start my mushroom journey soon. I literally ordered mushrooms spawn a year and a half ago. It has been sitting in my refrigerator growing more Mushroom mycelium. Lol. So after I get that set completed finally. I definitely will think about ordering some lions main mushroom from your people! Their mushrooms look spectacular.
Dats a BIG mushroom 🍄
Just to mention, you can forage these mushrooms in the wild, which is our favorite way to acquire them. Not for everybody, of course, but if you’re already an avid hiker, start looking out for choice mushrooms that are fairly easy to identify, including lions mane
Good tip! We rarely go hiking so I don't know what I would find around here. But maybe we will go out more in the future.
That is true food porn! The visual when pulling them apart, slowly, makes me want to faint. I happen to LOVE crab and lobster, and these just looked so much like them. Thank you for such a visual, sensual food experience.
Yaaaay!
Those look yummy😋
Wow! I cannot wait to check out and work with Lyon's mane mushroom! Thanks for demystifying it! I wonder if you could use King Oyster mushrooms as an alternative. I have used King Oyster or regular Oyster mushrooms to make "pulled pork" 🤤😍 Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I wonder if you could use jack fruit.
This looks amazing! I wonder how well it holds up refrigerated. Think it might be a great party horderve if you can prep in advance. Thanks for that recipe folks. Love and prayers to you. 🥰
HAve you tried using a fork to shred? Works great!!!
It didn't get the right texture that we wanted.
I live on the Canadian prairies in the middle of nowhere. To order the Lions mane mushroom kit is $50. Frozen artichokes are nowhere to be found online, but canned ones are. Can I use canned artichokes?
Yes, you absolutely can use canned artichokes. Just make sure that rinse them and cook out some of the residual liquids. 🙂
This looks delicious! Would you use the whole artichoke (minus the stem)? Yall continue in my prayers.
and do we cook them at all too?
Just bought lions mane
Peef is critical for QC for any recipe!!!
I think this recipe and that sauce is kind of a big dill (deal) 💓
Thanks for the video - if you substitute with the artichoke hearts do you chop up/cook/drain/squeeze just like the mushrooms? Praying for you both daily.
Yes, you want the pieces to be small but not finely chopped. But you can probably just cook them and not squeeze them. Just place them on some paper towels when they are cooling to absorb any extra liquid.
What? There are mini cups for the vitamix?!?! Okay I need that.
Interesting measuring cup you had for the water. Is it antique green glass? If so, it could be problematic depending on when it was manufactured as uranium was used to get the green color
Nope, it was a plastic beaker style measuring cup with a green silicone bottom. 😀
What brand of worcestershire sauce did you find that's without sugar? I can't seem to find any.
I love vegan dishes but I am not a full-timer. Lol. I was wondering if the lions mane would be good with a bbq sauce? I was thinking the mushrooms, seasoning, a light bbq sauce, caramelized onion with a slice of smoked Gouda maybe?
I recommend you pour your barbecue sauce over something less delicately flavored and expensive. Soy curls or jackfruit would be good choices for that.
I’m thinking oyster mushrooms might work as they have a similar pulled pork look when broken up x
Only thing missing is some green onion 😉
Do you think this could be made with canned Jack Fruit?