Air Fryer Oyster Mushrooms (Soy Butter)

These Air Fryer Oyster Mushrooms are mixed with a delicious soy butter sauce and air-fried in a tin foil pouch. Most of the recipes I saw involved breading the mushrooms, but this one has no breading.

If you liked this recipe, you'll also like my Air fryer enoki mushrooms.

I learned this recipe a few years ago from a Korean couple at a summer barbeque with friends. It's really simple to put together and goes well with any type of meat. Basically, you just pack everything into a foil pouch and cook it for about 10 minutes.

Recently, my parents have been gifting me boxes of their homegrown oyster mushrooms, and this recipe has been a godsend for that. I've made this recipe at least five times, and I'm still not tired of it.

Grating the garlic for more flavor

I highly recommend grating the garlic (instead of mincing it) so it releases more flavor into the sauce quickly. I'm using a microplane for this. The garlic will come out looking like a puree and disperse more evenly into the sauce:

Should I add cornstarch?

I like adding a small amount of cornstarch to the pouch because oyster mushrooms release a lot of moisture when they cook. The cornstarch will make the sauce thicker and coat the mushrooms better so that they will taste more flavorful.

Make a tin foil pouch

I use a sheet of tinfoil to make a small pouch to hold the oyster mushrooms and seasoning. Add a few pieces of butter on top too. The mushrooms come out steaming hot, so make sure to be careful when you open the pouch.