Name: Jane and Jimmy Barnes’ charcoal-grilled portobello mushroom steaks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8–10 medium portobello mushrooms; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Extra virgin olive oil; Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; Thyme leaves

Jane and Jimmy Barnes’ charcoal-grilled portobello mushroom steaks

Proof that mushrooms can steal the show.

Jimmy Barnes and Jane Barnes charcoal grilled portobello mushroom steaks with herbs

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Serves 4

Makes 8-10

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

Move over meat – Jane and Jimmy Barnes’ charcoal-grilled portobello mushrooms make the perfect mushroom steaks for anyone craving a flavoursome vegetarian meal. In their second cookbook, Seasons Where the River Bends, the pair make a compelling case for the humble portobello as a star of the grill. “The big portobello mushrooms are a special treat,” say Jane and Jimmy, “especially when cooked on the hibachi grill, where they take on the smokiness of the charcoal and the flavours of the olive oil and herbs.”

Simple to prepare and ready in under 20 minutes, these portobello mushroom steaks are endlessly versatile – impressive enough for a dinner party spread, yet easy enough for a weeknight barbecue.

Ingredients

8–10 medium portobello mushrooms

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Extra virgin olive oil

Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Thyme leaves

Method

Step 1

Preheat a barbecue to medium-high. Use a vegetable brush to flick any dirt off the mushrooms. Gently pull off the stalks and get your portobello mushrooms ready for steaks.

Step 2

Cook the mushrooms, top side down, for 5–10 minutes, depending on their size and how soft you like them. That way, the mushroom steaks cook evenly.

Step 3

Turn the mushrooms over and season with salt and pepper. Combine a good glug of olive oil with the herbs and brush over the portobello mushroom steaks. Cook for another few minutes for the flavours to absorb.

This is an edited extract from Where the River Bends by Jane and Jimmy Barnes, published by Haper Collins, $59.99.

Contributors Jimmy and Jane Barnes

Jimmy Barnes is one of Australia's most iconic rock musicians, best known as the lead vocalist of Cold Chisel and a hugely successful solo career. Together with his wife Jane, the pair have spent over forty years sharing a life of music, cooking, travel and raising their family. Besides making music, Jimmy and Jane have become unlikely social media stars, sharing their love of cooking on Instagram and garnering legions of foodie fans. Their first cookbook, Where the River Bends, published in 2021, was an instant bestseller. Seasons Where the River Bends is their second.