Braised Shiitake Mushrooms With Broccoli 焖香菇西兰花

Dried Shiitake Mushrooms take centre stage in this braised mushrooms, Chinese Style dish. Just rehydrate the dried mushrooms, stir fry till fragrant and simmer with seasonings till soft and we're done. Well braised shiitake mushrooms do not just look incredibly velvety and shiny, they taste amazingly flavourful and is simply delish.

📝 Ingredients

• 150 gram dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked till soft)
• 300 gram broccoli (cut into florets)
• 20 gram ginger (skinned, cut into slices)
• 1 Carrot (cut into slices)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp salt (to blanch broccoli florets and sliced carrot)
• 1 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
• 1 1/2 cup mushroom water (from soaked mushrooms)
• 1 tsp cornstarch water (for thickening)
• 2 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 cup water/mushroom water
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp sugar

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Prepare all ingredients needed to cook this dish.
2. 2Also, have ready all the seasonings needed.
3. 3Soak dried shiitake mushroom in water until slightly soft.
4. 4Strain and retain 1 1/2 cup of mushroom water (from soaked mushrooms).
5. 5Drained the rehydrated shiitake mushrooms.
6. 6Using a pair of scissors or sharp knife, cut and remove the stems from the softened mushrooms.
7. 7Set aside the mushrooms for use later.
8. 8Soaked the broccoli in salt water for about 5 minutes and then rinse to remove any dirt.
9. 9Then cut the cleaned broccoli into florets by cutting them off from the stem.
10. 10Skinned and cut ginger into slices.
11. 11Cut one carrot into slices.
12. 12Bring water with salt added in a wok to a boil.
13. 13Blanch broccoli florets in the boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes.
14. 14Remove the broccoli florets with a ladle and drained dry. Set aside for later use.
15. 15In the same wok, blanch the sliced carrots for 1 minute and set aside. And we're ready to cook the dish!
16. 16Heat up oil in a wok and saute the cut ginger slices.
17. 17Add in the drained and rehydrated shiitake mushrooms. Stir fry the mushrooms until fragrant.
18. 18Add in sugar.
19. 19Then a dash of ground white pepper.
20. 20Also add in vegetarian oyster sauce.
21. 21Then, stir in soy sauce.
22. 22And salt.
23. 23Continue to stir fry making sure all the seasonings are infused into the mushrooms.
24. 24Then, pour in the retained mushroom water.
25. 25Bring the mushroom fluid to a boil.
26. 26Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, making sure that the heat is giving a gentle simmer rather than a rapid boil. Be sure to stir and check on the mushrooms occasionally throughout the braising process.
27. 27Then stir in the sliced carrots.
28. 28Thicken the shiitake mushrooms with a little cornstarch water. And we're done!
29. 29To serve, place broccoli florets prepared earlier in a circle around a serving plate and place the braised mushrooms in the centre and serve immediate. As always, ENJOY!