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Is eating healthy part of your New Year's resolutions list this year? Then mushrooms are definitely among the foods you should include in your diet.

White oyster mushrooms / Source: Pinas Sarap

Mushrooms are some of the best meat substitutes out there and it can be used in creamy soups, clear soups, and even vegetable soups.

And speaking of vegetable soups, did you know that you can incorporate mushrooms into the Pinoy favorite soup sinigang?

Mushroom Sinigang / Source: Pinas Sarap

Mushroom Sinigang

Th Adoress Farm in Mabitac, Laguna grows different kinds of organic vegetables. One of them is the white oyster mushroom, which is a type of fungus.

This is the mushroom that some locals in Laguna use to cook their Vegetable Sinigang with Mushrooms.

If you want to try this recipe, below are the ingredients and procedure.

Ingredients:

• white oyster mushrooms
• garlic
• onions
• tomatoes
• sitaw (string beans)
• tahure (fermented tofu)
• calamansi juice
• sampaloc extract (tamarind extract)
• water
• sigarilyas winged beans)
• green chili pepper
• mustasa (mustard greens)

Procedure:

1. Sauté garlic, onion, and tomatoes.
2. Add the white oyster mushrooms.
3. Add the string beans.
4. Add tahure.
5. Pour calamansi juice and tamarind extract.
6. Add four cups of water.
7. Add some more tamarind extract.
8. Add the winged beans, green chili pepper, and mustard greens.

Mushballs / Source: Pinas Sarap

Mushballs

If you want a healthy dish to serve for merienda, then the Mushballs recipe is perfect for you. It's similar to the meatballs, but it's totally meatless and uses the white oyster mushrooms as its star ingredient.

Below are the ingredients and procedure on how to make your very own Mushballs.

Ingredients:

• white oyster mushrooms
• garlic
• onion
• cheese cubes
• fresh oreganos
• oatmeal
• red bell pepper
• 2 eggs
• breadcrumbs
• optional: cheese sauce and dried basil

Procedure:

1. Slice the white oyster mushrooms into tiny pieces, or you can also use a grinder.
2. Sauté garlic, onions and ground/sliced mushrooms.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Add cheese cubes and fresh oreganos.
5. Cook until mushrooms are golden brown then set aside and let it cool down.
6. In a mixing bowl, combine the cooked mushrooms, oatmeal, breadcrumbs, red bell pepper, and two eggs.
7. Mold the mixture into small balls.
8. Coat with breadcrumbs.
9. Deep fry until golden brown.

You can also make a sauce for your Mushballs and pour it on top before serving. You can also add cheese sauce and dried basil.

chili mushroom trio / Source: Pinas Sarap

Chili Mushroom Trio

If you want a quick, easy and mouthwatering mushroom recipe, then you need to try one of the newest offerings of Concha's Garden Café in Tagaytay: The Chili Mushroom Trio.

To recreate this healthy dish at home, check out the ingredients and procedure below.

Ingredients:

• white oyster mushroom
• button mushroom
• straw mushroom
• Baguio beans (green beans)
• olive oil
• garlic chips
• onions
• oyster sauce
• ground pepper
• red chili pepper

Procedure:

1. Sauté the garlic chips and onions in olive oil
2. Add the three kinds of mushrooms and Baguio beans.
3. Add oyster sauce.
4. Season with ground pepper.
5. Add the red chili pepper.

If you need a visual step-by-step guide on how to cook these yummy and healthy mushroom recipes, watch the Pinas Sarap video below.

For more recipes like this, watch 'Pinas Sarap' every Tuesday, 5:45 P.M. on GMA News TV.

And for more lifestyle content, head out to GMA's Lifestyle page.

You might also like to try healthy and delicious tofu dishes.