Recipe - Stewed Shiitake Mushroom

Stewed shiitake mushroom (Mrs Lee's recipe)

Today, I am going to share with you a recipe for making stewed shiitake mushroom. This is one of the best stewed mushroom dishes that I have ever tasted. This recipe comes from my husband’s good friend, Mrs Elizabeth Lee who cooked and gave us this delicious stewed shiitake mushroom in Kuala Lumpur many years ago. Last year, she came to Sydney for a visit and stayed with us a few days. While she was here she taught me how to cook this delicious dish. I am indeed fortunate to learn from her in making this dish.

Stewed shiitake mushroom

 Ingredients A

100 gm shiitake mushroom
3  cloves garlic
3  slices ginger
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dark caramel sauce
½ tsp sugar
½ tsp corn flour
6 dates
1 litre water

Ingredients B

2 tbsp Soy sauce
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Oyster sauce
1 tsp Olive oil
Kei chi (goji berries or wolfberries)

Procedure

Soak mushroom for an hour in tap water.
Remove the stems.

Bring a pot to boil. Put in the mushroom and let it boil for a minute. Sieve the mushroom, set it aside and throw the water.

Cut garlic into big slice pieces.
Cut each slice ginger into 3 thick long pieces. Slightly crush the ginger.

Boil a pot of 1 litre water. Add in all ingredients A. Bring to boil.

Simmer it with medium frame fire until the water level reaches half.

Put in ingredients B and simmer again in small frame fire for half an hour.

Taste and once you are satisfied, ready to serve. You can eat it as a dish or as a side dish.