Tag: East Asian
Wood Ear Mushroom Salad
Wood Ear Mushroom Salad
Wood ear mushroom salad is a popular cold appetizer eaten all over China. The mushrooms have are firmer in texture unlike most other mushrooms. You can sometimes find them fresh in the produce section of the grocery store. They are most commonly found dried and labeled as black fungus. They just need to be soaked in hot water, then boiled for 3 minutes to eat. They will more than double in size once soaked.They salad dressing that the mushrooms are tossed in is a mixture of soy sauce, black vinegar, raw minced garlic, Thai chilies, sugar, and salt. A simple Sichuan peppercorn infused oil is added to the dressing, giving it a slight numbing sensation. If you don’t like a little spice, omit the chilies.
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried wood ear mushrooms
- 4 tbsp light soy sauce
- 4 tsp black vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 8 garlic cloves minced
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp sichuan peppercorns
- 4 thai chilies finely chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Soak the dried mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes.
- They will expand to more than twice the amount.
- Add the mushrooms to a pot of boiling water. Boil for 3 minutes. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Give the mushrooms a rough cut.
- Heat up cooking oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat. Fry the Sichuan peppercorns for 3-4 minutes. Turn off the heat. Scoop out the peppercorns with a slotted spoon.
- Mix the oil with the soy sauce, black vinegar, garlic cloves, chilies, sugar, and salt.
- Toss the mushrooms with the dressing. Mix in the cilantro. Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.
Oyster Mushroom Stir Fry
Oyster Mushroom Stir Fry
I recently had over for dinner 2 new contributors to stonedsoup.net, Aaron and Sam Gilles. They brought over some locally grown golden and blue oyster mushrooms from R & R Cultivation here in the Twin Cities. We did a really easy Chinese oyster mushroom stir fry as a side to our lamb skewers. Simply heat up cooking oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté the mushrooms and garlic for 3 minutes. Seasoning with salt at the beginning of the sautéing process helps the mushrooms release their moisture. Season with spy sauce and cooking wine and sauté for 1 more minute. That easy and ready in 5 minutes.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lb oyster mushrooms
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine
- 3 tbsp cilantro chopped
- cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat up cooking oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the oyster mushrooms and garlic. Season with salt. Sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add in the soy sauce, cooking wine, and cracked black pepper. Sauté for 1 more minute.
- Take off the heat. Top with chopped cilantro.
Okonomiyaki Waffle Fries
Okonomiyaki Waffle Fries
Yes, I was under the influence when this creation happened. I had a bag of waffle fries and wanted to do more then dunk them in ketchup or cover them with cheese. While I was staring at the condiments in my refrigerator, I came across my Japanese mayo and okonomiyaki sauce. Ding! Ding! Ding! A light went off.(Yes, my light in my head goes ding ding ding.) I had all of the other ingredient toppings that would go on top of an okonomiyaki. All I have to say is Best Fries Ever!!!
Ingredients
- 1 lb waffle fries baked or fried
Toppings
- 1 large egg fried sunny side up
- 2 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
- Japanese kewpie mayo
- okonomyaki sauce
- bonito flakes
- nori flakes crumbled
- green onions chopped
Instructions
- Top your waffle fries with the fried egg and bacon first. Then squeeze the mayo and okonomiyaki sauce over the fries. Then top it with green onions, bonito flakes, and crushed nori flakes.
