If you’ve been to Tagaytay City, you must have passed by Mushroom Burger along Aguinaldo Highway. And if you’re a Tagaytay habitue like I am, you must have eaten at the place more than once. If you’re a real Mushroom Burger fan, you would probably know that there used to be a branch at the Makati Commercial Center and that there is still a branch in Quezon City. And if you’re the kind of person who is curious about what exactly goes into a Mushroom Burger, you’d probably have read up or asked around and discovered that it is one part ground beef and one part ground oyster mushrooms.
As I mentioned a few entries ago, we are trying to drastically cut our red meat consumption. We are succeeding, so far, but coming up with new chicken and fish dishes has been a tremendous challenge. Here is something we had recently — chicken and mushroom burgers. I kept the size small so they’d fit inside a split pan de sal.
Makes 15 mini-burgers.
Ingredients for chicken and mushrooms burger
500 g. of ground chicken breast meat
200 g. of oyster mushrooms
half a head of garlic, peeled and finely minced
1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
1/4 c. of bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1-1/2 tsp. of salt
1 tsp. of ground pepper
1 tbsp. of Kecap Manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce)
1 tbsp. of vegetable oil
Line a shallow baking dish with non-stick baking paper. Pre-heat the oven to 175oC.
Mix all the ingredients together. Form into patties and arrange on the lined baking sheet. Cook in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
That’s about it. I know it sounds so impossibly simple so I’ll answer the obvious questions.
Why oyster mushrooms?
Oyster mushrooms have a very delicate flavor that will not compete with the natural flavor of the meat. I suspect that is why the owner of Mushroom Burger chose oyster mushrooms.
Can the burgers be fried or grilled?
If you were using ground beef instead of ground chicken, yes, it’s possible. But the ground chicken and mushrooms mixture is not easy to form and the patties are really soft rather than firm. I doubt if they can withstand handling and turning on a grill or a frying pan.
Is Kecap Manis really essential?
No, but you’ll miss out a lot on flavor if you omit it.
Are the chicken and mushrooms burgers good with rice too?
Make that garlic fried rice, throw in a fried egg, sunny side up, serve the chicken and mushrooms burgers with them then you tell me if they’re great with rice. 
This is a healthy way of making burgers, mas low in calorie, i’m cutting my husbands red meat intake too so i’ll definitely try this recipe. I haven’t tried chicken burger yet. Thanks….
Hi Loida. It’s lighter on the digestive system too. Red meat can be so heavy during the summer months.
hi connie..i have been reading your blog for quite some time now but i have not tried any of the recipes yet,but i won’t let this burger pass hehehehe. just wanna ask though where can i find oyster mushroom,are these available in Shopwise or SM?thanks for any info!
Hi Fleur. Yes, it is. In fact, it is the most commonly available variety of mushroom in supermarkets. The cheapest too.
Hi Ms. Connie,
I would love to have this recipe with rice or mashed potato – and gravy!
I tried the instant gravy mix sold in supermarket (i wont mention the brand) but it tasted just so fake.
Please share naman a recipe for any suitable gravy. Thanks loads!
Beng, there is a gravy recipe in the roast turkey entry.
Connie:
Sorry about your data loss of cookbook recipes!
You must invest in a hard drive to copy your work that costs around $80.00 holding 100GB. it has the size and thinness of a wallet. Once the data is copied, then you never have to worry. Ah well, I’ll
still wait for your cookbook though.
I know, Les. It’s a 120GB hard drive. I thought it was just a switch problem, but…
I have the text in the Mac but the photos in their original format are in the external drive.
uy me ibang beng din pala na nglolog dito. Hi Beng with the capital B.
Connie, i like the idea of chicken burger. healthy and light.
burger! burger! burger! =)
ang cute nung burger pic, pandesal bun kasi!
para sa mga mushroom lovers, gawa kayo ng cheese and mushroom mix, same ng gamit sa Wendy’s sa kanilang bacon mushroom melt.
dagdagan nyo na lang ng sliced mushrooms! yummy!
thanks for the info,I’m gonna check it next week…
Hi, Miss Connie! Tanong lang po how you incorporate the mushroom… chopped lang tapos halo? Or kasama sya pinagiling kasama ng chicken breast po? I would really like to try this for my nieces who aren’t fond of red meat. Thanks!
Connie,
I’ve got a bag of oyster mushrooms in the fridge, I’m gonna try this tomorrow. Can I link this page to my blog when I publish the pics of my mushroom burger? I plan to use ground beef instead of chicken as I can’t get the latter here (ground chicken that is).
Doddie
pinaygourmand, the chicken meat was already ground when I bought it. The oyster mushrooms were hand chopped then I just mixed all the ingredients together.
Doddie, of course! And thanks.
Nice to meet you. I made a cooking blog.
Very helpful with what has now been linked to please, please.
Hi Connie,since you used ground chicken,I can probably use ground turkey?that’s a good recipe
kasi dito sa Us may nakikita akong frozen turkey burgers but I never try to buy and I do not see ground chicken where I buy my meat ,I tried ground turkey to make torta.Thank you again sa recipe mo.
Luz, yes! Turkey will be good too.
hi connie!!!! i love that mushroomburger place along west ave.my first taste of mushroom burger was in tagaytay but was so glad to see their branch here in qc.when my cousin from dubai arrived,he demanded that we visit that branch in qc.so we went there.i ordered for a mushroom only burger and got d surprise of my life coz i got whole oystermushrooms in my burger!! i thought yung patty made of ground mushroom un pala, buo!!!grabeh,ang sarap pa rin kahit ganun lang.my cousin ordered a beef n mushroom burger.masaya na ung cousin ko kc nakakain na sya ng gusto niya.hahaha
my eldest is staying w/my in-laws right now coz’ she’s reviewing for her nursing board exam in june.i think she’ll like this recipe of yours.i just bought ground chicken n oyster mushrooms.i was planning to cook d oyster mushrooms in guava sauce.have you ever tried cooking oyster mushrooms in guava.connie??my mom taught me d recipe.i will just use d mushroom to make d burger patties for my eldest.
thanks,connie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
malakas naman magpataas ng uric acid levels ang mushrooms kaya if you have gouty arithritis , its not a good idea to eat them too.
my husband has gout, so less red meat and mushrooms are bawal too. but we still eat them. inom lang ng gamot kaagad.
wow! i miss mushroom burger, may branch din sila sa avenida before… nawala na nung 1990 ata…
Thanks for the gravy recipe, Ms. Connie. Am trying them today.
and oh, Hi beng!
Have a nice day y’all!
hello all.
tanong lang kung sino may alam:
may nutrients bang nakukuha sa mushroom?
anong MABUTI nagagawa neto sa katawan?
kyuryus lang ako eh.
hi joey tosino!!!
mushrooms contain about 80-90 % water and are very low in calories (only 100 cal/oz).they have very little sodium and fat and 8-10 % of the dry weight is fiber.
hence, they are an ideal food for persons following a weight management program or a diet for hypertension.
happy mushroom eating!!!!
RE:NUTRITION…Mushr0oms are l0w s0dium,low calorie,fat & ch0lester0l free,rich in nutrients like rib0flavin,niacin,selenium,panthothenic acid,ergothioneine,vit D,c0pper & potassium.S0urce:www.mushroominfo.com/nutrition Effects of oyster mushr0om’s ethan0lic extract on ch0lester0l at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8810086&dopt=Abstract
Helo everyone.!!…Pls let me add-
MUSHROOMS are also rich in nutrients like riboflavin,selenium,niacin,panthotenic acids,ergothione,vit D,copper &potassium
http//:www.mushroominfo.com/nutrition
Oyster mushroom has ethanolic extract studied abt its effect on cholesterol
http//:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8810086&dopt=Abstract
Let’s all enj0y kabute!!
hi ms. connie!
pede din po bang sa oven toaster lng sya lutuin? tnx.Ü
i want to put my own small mushroom burger business in our place.Can you give me a recipe on how to make oyster mushroom burger patty na pang mas?thank you.
modesto,
is this “desto” ? brother of “batoy”? of area 3 DBB cavite?
if this is you, si pareng noel mo ito (one who stayed with the Agulto’s some time ago).
interesado din ako. sosyo tayo.
email me at: gromelian@yahoo.com
Hi Ms Connie,
Just wondering can I use just regular soy sauce for this one? maybe just add a little sugar to make it sweet? can’t find sweet soy sauce here in OZ… or can I substitute oyster sauce? Thanks and more power!
The burgers don’t really have to be a bit sweet. It’s just a personal preference. So you can use just about any seasoning that you like.