Chinese Braised Mushrooms

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Chinese Braised Mushrooms

As I mentioned above, any meaty mushroom works here. Serve these as a vegetarian main course or a side dish. It's especially good as a side if you are doing a big Chinese spread.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 2 to 6 small, hot dried chiles, broken into pieces
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced thin
  • 1 pound mushrooms, cleaned
  • 1/2 cup stock, any kind
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine or sherry
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar, or malt vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons tapioca, corn or potato starch
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
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Instructions

  1. In a wok or large pan, heat the lard or vegetable oil over high heat. When it just barely begins to smoke, add the ginger, garlic and chiles and stir fry for about 30 seconds. Take the pan off the heat and remove the ginger, garlic and chiles with a slotted spoon. Reserve.
  2. Return the pan to the heat and add the mushrooms. Stir fry them to coat in the oil, and when they just begin to release their water, add in the stock, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, vinegar and sugar, if using. Return the ginger, garlic and chiles to the pot. Mix well and simmer gently for about 20 to 30 minutes. You want the sauce to cook down.
  3. If, when you are ready to eat, the sauce is still thin, mix 2 teaspoons of tapioca, corn or potato starch into about 2 tablespoons of hot water and stir that into the mushrooms. Bring it to a boil and your sauce should thicken and get a pretty sheen on it. Mix in the cilantro and serve at once.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 128kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Sodium 642mg (27%) Potassium 515mg (15%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 183IU (4%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 7mg (1%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 128 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 128kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Sodium 642mg 27%
Potassium 515mg 11%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 183IU 4%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 1%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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