Let's start cooking! Giant Oyster Mushroom Fried with Mixed Vegetables

Posted by Kan Hong Hong , Sunday, August 15, 2010 3:10 AM


Giant Oyster Mushroom Fried with Mixed Vegetables
I bought some giant oyster mushrooms from the wet market one day and decided to replace meat with the mushrooms in the mixed vegetables. Once cooked, the mushroom looked like scallop, and had a similar texture too....enjoy the recipe!



Giant Oyster Mushrooms  It has a thick, meaty white stem and a small tan cap (in young specimens). It has little flavor or aroma when raw. When cooked, it develops typical mushroomumami flavors with a texture similar to that of abaloneAlso called xìng bào gū (杏鮑菇, lit. "almond abalone mushroom"), cì qín gū (刺芹菇, lit. "stab celery mushroom"), or cì qín cè ěr (刺芹側耳, lit. "stab celery side ear"). InJapanese, it is called eringi (katakanaエリンギ).  Source : Wikipedia
Quick recipe:
1)  Chop some garlic.
2)  Get some brocolli/pea pods/Capsicum/any other vegetables you like and cut into triangles. For brocolli/cauliflowers, cut into florets. For pea pods, peel off the hard stems.
3)  Cut mushrooms into pieces.
4)  Heat water in pot and bring to boil.
5)  Add vegetables into pot and boil for 2 mins, then strain vegetables.
6)  Heat wok, add approx. 2 tbsp of grapeseed oil.
7)  Add garlic, fry until fragrant.
8)  Throw in half-cooked vegetables, followed by mushrooms.
9)  Add 2 tbsp thick soy sauce/oyster sauce and 1 tsp brown sugar into vegetables.
10) Stir Fry for 3 mins or until vegetables are well-cooked.

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