Braised shiitake mushrooms

Braised shiitake mushrooms

Tags

Rice

Cook

Ingredients

  • 14 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 knob ginger, minced
  • 1.5 cups mushroom water
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tsp shaoxing wine
  • White pepper
  • 4 heads pak choi, quartered
  • Rice

Steps

  1. Soak shiitake mushrooms in hot water for 1 hour until reconstituted.
  2. Keep the mushroom water and cut off the hard stems.
  3. Clean and cook the rice.
  4. In the wok over medium, cook ginger and garlic with some oil until fragrant.
  5. Add in the mushrooms and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Lower the heat and add mushroom water, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil.
  7. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, flipping the mushrooms halfway.
  8. Blanch the bok choy for 1-2 minutes then submerge in ice cold water.
  9. Mix cornstarch slurry into the mushroom sauce.
  10. Finish with shaoxing wine and white pepper to taste.