Recipe: Pulled Mushroom Loaded Fries

11 January 2026

Loaded fries are no longer just a side or a snack. They’ve become full-on streetfood dishes that perform perfectly on lunch menus, bar menus and as bar food. With Spicy Pulled Mushroom, you get that same sticky, deep warmth you’d normally expect from pulled beef or chicken-but made entirely from Fable’s shiitake. Combined with hot fries, creamy cheddar cheese sauce, frijoles, jalapeños, red onion, a dollop of guacamole and crushed nacho chips, this becomes a warm dish that perfectly balances comfort and modern vegetarian appeal.

Almost everything can be prepared in mise en place, so at service you’re simply assembling.

How to build the veggie Loaded Fries

How to build the veggie Loaded Fries

1. Prepare the pulled mushroom: Pull the shiitake fully apart into a coarse pulled texture.

2. Cook: Cook the pulled mushroom on a hot griddle or in a pan until the moisture has evaporated.

3. Season: Add Fajita seasoning and briefly cook through.

4. Make it sticky: Add Spicy Chipotle and let it caramelise and turn sticky on the griddle.

5. Hold warm: Keep the Cajun Pulled Mushroom warm in the bain-marie.

To order:

1. Prepare the fries: Fry the fries until golden brown and crispy.

2. Build the base: Cover the hot fries with warm cheddar cheese sauce.

3. Add the filling: Spread the frijoles over the fries and top with the warm Cajun Pulled Mushroom.

4. Add toppings: Add red onion and jalapeños.

5. Finish: Top with a dollop of guacamole and a generous amount of crushed nacho chips.

6. Final touch: Optionally finish with some coriander and serve immediately.

Products that work in every foodservice kitchen

Hot, sticky loaded fries with Spicy Pulled Mushroom, cheddar cheese sauce, frijoles, crushed chips, jalapeño, red onion and a dollop of guacamole. A modern, fully fledged veggie streetfood dish that combines comfort, speed and flavour-and fits perfectly into a busy professional kitchen, thanks to the same mise en place used for the Queso Taco and the Pulled Mushroom Rice Bowl.

Tip: For variation, you can swap the Spicy Chipotle Sauce for Smoky Mountains Hickory BBQ Sauce also a great option.

How do you use Fable pulled shiitake on loaded fries in foodservice?

We season the Fable Pulled Mushroom with Mexican flavours-and that perfectly shows how versatile Fable’s mushrooms are. Once you’ve seasoned the pulled mushroom in mise en place, you can use it for a Queso Taco as well as a delicious Mexican Rice Bowl. But here, we’re focusing on veggie loaded fries.

The Fable is first fully pulled, then cooked on a griddle or in a pan. As the steam releases, the shiitake’s natural deep umami is brought to the surface. Even at this stage, the mushrooms are already full of flavour-but we take it a step further. Add a bit of Fajita seasoning, followed by Spicy Chipotle. Let it lightly caramelise, then hold the pulled mushroom in the bain-marie. This keeps it warm without drying out.

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