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Asado de Carajay

All Rights Reserved © Used with the kind permission of Frank Hung

Asado de Carajay is a Spanish creation and has been adopted by Phillipine cooks. This dish may be made with any of the meats mentioned but the combination is particularly suitable for large get-togethers.

Ingredients:

• 1 ox tongue
• ½ kilo pork
• 1½ tbsp Soy sauce
• ½ cup vinegar
• 2 onions, quartered
• ½ Tbsp paprika
• 1 whole chicken
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp black pepper-corns
• salt to taste
• 800 gm can mushrooms (400 gm fresh; 150 gm dehydrated reconstit...

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Laab Het ลาบเห็ด (Thai Mushroom Salad)

Ingredients:

• 10 dried shitake mushrooms
• 1 c fresh Oyster mushrooms, diced
• juice of 1 lime
• vegetarian "fish" sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1-2 Tbsp ground dried chillies
• 2 Tbsp roasted ground rice
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 2-3 green onions, finely chopped
• 4-5 bunches coriander, chopped
• 20 fresh mint leaves, chopped

Method:

1. Soak dried mushrooms in boiling water for 10 mins.
2. Cut off stems (freeze the stems for a mushroom floss); dice heads.
3. In a small saucepan, combine dried and fresh mushrooms with a few tablespoons wa...

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Daun Kobis Berinti (Cabbage-Leaf Berinti)

Ingredients:

• cabbage, 40 g (~5 leaves)
• vegetable oil, 10 g (1 Tablespoon)
• soy protein powder 50 g (2/3 cup). Soak with lukewarm water for 20 minutes. Pour off water.
  
• onions, chopped 80 g (1 seed)
• garlic 10 g (2 pips)
• Turmeric powder, 3 g (½  teaspoon)
• rice 70 g (½  cup)
• Wood ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced small 6 g (2 pcs)
• bran 30 g (2 Tablespoons)
• green leafy vegetables such as spinach, mustard greens, etc. 50 g (½  cup)
• green beans, cut into small pieces 15 g (2 Tablespoons)
• carrots, shredded 10 ...

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Hmong Caramelised Red Braised Pork (Nqaij Qab Zib)

Red braised pork hails from China. The red is produced by the prolonged braising in a Soy sauce product and suggests an illustrious food. An interpretation and local preparation of this Chinese food extends into Vietnam and Thailand and of course down into  Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Like many multi-spiced meat dishes, this dish noticeably matures and improves with a delay in the period of production and eating. For this reason the recommendation of overnight storage is suggested.

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Chuan-Chuan (Fried Fish in Sweet Ginger Sauce)

Celine Marbeck describes this effectively as having influences of Thai and Chinese style processing. The flavours are identifiable. It's a dish seen predominantly in the home and rarely in a restaurant.

Ingredients:

• 600g whole pomfret or filleted red snapper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• oil for deep frying the fish

Ginger sauce:

• 5 small red onions, peeled and chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 tbsp fermented soy bean paste (taucheo) finely mashed
• 2 tbsp root ginger, p...

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Taro Dumplings 芋頭角 Wu Gok

Wu Gok as it's presented.

Inside the Wu Gok.
The external crispy net like coat with the moist very soft mashed taro batter enclosing the mixed pork, mushroom and shrimp filling.

The Taro dumpling is quite different to most other dumplings. The flavour is familiar but the texture is unique. The soft taro batter on the inside is rich and almost creamy. It has a "cold" element which is difficult to describe but is noticeable when eating it. The texture is changing all the way through and I think...

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Tahini Miso Hotpot そえ味噌鍋 (Soe Miso Nabe)

Nabe meals are a familiar food in Japan particularly during winter. The Nabe sits on the table cooker and diners add and eat the meal as it cooks. At the end of the solid contents then often there is added some noodles to the remaining broth and this is then cooked and eaten. A delicious dinner with no rules. The pot or Nabe is traditionally an earthenware dish and this may be the only thing that is proscribed. The variation in this recipe is the addition of tahini which increases the creami...
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Tofu in Oyster Sauce 蠔油豆腐

Ingredients:

• 450g (1lb) firm bean curd (tofu)
• 6-8 dried shiitake mushrooms
• oil for deep-frying
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp corn flour
• 120ml (½ cup) vegetable stock, plus 1 Tbsp
• 1 tsp Chinese light soy sauce
• 2 tsp Chinese dark soy sauce
• 2 tsp sugar
• 3 Tbsp vegetarian  oyster sauce or vegetarian mushroom condiment.

Method:

1. Rehydrate the dried mushrooms with warm water for 10 minutes or more.
2. Cut the tofu into slices  0.5 cm x 4 cm x 5 cm (½ in x 1½ in x 2 in).
3. Cover the...

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Chuuka Manjuu - Japanese-Style Chinese Steamed Buns

Ingredients:

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 x 7 gm (¼ oz) packages dry yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 60 ml (¼ cup) lukewarm water
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup warm whole milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening or 2 tablespoons lard
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• greaseproof paper
• 400 g (14 oz) chinese-style roast pork
• 1 cup finely chopped green onion
• 6 dried shiitake mushrooms
• ¼ cup canned water chestnuts, halved then each half cut into 3 pieces (optional)
• 2 teaspoons dark roasted sesame oil
• 2 x 2.5 cm (1 in) pieces fresh gin...

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Braised Chinese Trotters 冬菇猪蹄

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Ingredients (general):

• Pigs Trotters, 1 Kg (~2 lb 4 oz) (conveniently halved if possible)
• Bean Curd Skin also known as Soybean thread, 2 (available in Asian groceries from a variety of sources inc Chinese and Japanese) or you can make your own if you really want a traditional food preparation half-day
• Dried shiitake mushrooms, 60 - 120 gm (2-4 oz) (Dried shiitake mushrooms widely available)
• Garlic, 6 cloves
• Ginger, 60 gm (2 oz)
• Lime...

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Nikuman (肉まん)Steamed Meat Buns

Ingredients:
Dough

• 250g (~½ lb) All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Instant Yeast
• 5g (~1/5 oz) Baking Powder
• ½ Tbsp Sugar
• A pinch of Salt
• 1 Tbsp dark Sesame Oil
• 130ml ( ~½ cup plus) tepid  Dashi Stock

Filling

• 150g (~1/3 lb) sliced lean pork meat
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• Pepper
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Oyster Sauce
• Pinch Five-Spice Powder or
  
• 1 tbsp Potato flour
  
• 1 tsp Dark Sesame Oil
  
• 100g (3½ oz) Cabbage
  
• 40g (~1½ oz) Green Onion
  
• 1 tbsp Chopped Ginger
  
• 2 Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
  
• 5g Dried Shrimp (1/5 oz) or 50 gm (~2...

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Choy Sum Macau (菜心澳門)

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch *choy sum, washed and trimmed of external leaves
• 120 ml (½ cup) dried shitake Mushrooms, sliced
• 120 ml (½ cup) red bell pepper, julienned
• 4 Tbsp shallots, peeled and chopped
• 2 Tbsp hot chillie and garlic sauce (eg: Sriracha brand)
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 120 ml (½ cup) water chestnuts drained
• 150 ml (~5 fl oz) vegetable boullion or soup.
• 2 Tbsp light soy sauce

Method:

1. In a wok or wide frying pan over medium heat add broth, Mushrooms, red bell pepper and shallots; sti...

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Seasoned Soy Concentrate (Shojin Tsuyu No Moto)

This is quite a remarkable ingredient. I think that it's probably only in the hmemade domain and it satisfies many purposes. As a super Soy Sauce this can't be beaten. It can be diluted down if it's too strong for a given purpose. It's also preservative and additive free.

Shojin Tsuyu Moto can be used as a soup base and in the same vein as dashi or it can be used to actually make a dashi from. Any recipe that calls for Soy sauce as an ingredient would benefit from this. It really is packed u...

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Char Yoke (Braised Pork with Black Funghi)

Ingredients:

• 250g lean pork cut into pieces
• 3-4 pieces of wood ear fungus soaked
• 2 cloves of garlic chopped
• 1 piece of fermented beancurd (“nam yue”/ “tau ju”)
• Dash of oyster sauce
• Water

Method:

1. Marinade the pork with 3/4 piece of the fermented bean curd and a dash of oyster sauce. Set aside for at least half an hour. Half a day would be better.
2. Wash and soak the wood ear fungus (mu er – Mandarin or mok yue – Cantonese or bok nee – Hokkien) then when rehydrated, slice it into thin slic...

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Gio Thu (Head Cheese or Brawn)

Ingredients:

• 2 pig's ears
• 2 pig's tongues
• 1 snout
• 2  hocks (bones discarded)
• 2½ Tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 medium shallots, minced
• 2 tbs coarsely cracked peppercorns
• 1 cup black fungus ( Woodear mushrooms) soaked for about 1/2 hr and drained
• cooking oil
• 2-3 empty medium sized round tin cans, cardboard cans and plastic sandwich bags or cling wrap. An alternative is a potted meats press. 

Method:

1. Clean the ears, tongue, snout and ham hocks with a small scrubbing brush under runni...

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Pig Stomach Soup 豬肚湯

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Ingredients:

• 500g (~1 lb) Pig stomach
• 500g (~1 lb) Pork ribs/Chicken
• 150g (5 1/3 oz) Water chestnut
• 100g (3½ oz) Preserved vegetables (available in packets at Asian groceries)
• 40g (1½ oz) Ginger
• 40g (1½ oz) Shitake mushroom (rehydrated)
• 30g (1 oz) Garlic
• 20g (¾ oz) Yunan Chinese Ham
• 20g (¾ oz) Spring Onion
• 1tsp Peppercorn, (crushed)
• 2litres ( 2 quarts) Water
• 1tsp Salt, to taste
• 1tsp Pepper, to taste

Methods:

1. Prepare the pork stomac...

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Pork & Shrimp Mushroom Dumplings – Siu Mai ( Khanom Jeep )

Almost but not quite.

 

Ingredients:
Wrappers 

• 200 gms. (7 oz) Wheat Flour
• 2 Tablespoons Oil
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Sugar
• 2 Eggs

Filling 

• 20 fresh shrimp with heads and legs removed
• 100 gms ( 3½ oz) minced pork
• 3 dried Shitake mushrooms
• 2 carrots
• 1 Spring Onion
• 30 gms (1 oz) cilantro/coriander leaves
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 Tablespoons oyster sauce
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 Tablespoon cassava starch (or corn starch)

Preparing the wrappers

1. Put the salt, sugar, and flour into a bowl and mix it.
2. Beat the eggs togethe...

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Bhutanese Red Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup red rice
• 2 tbsp butter
• ½ bunch green onions, chopped finely
• ½ cup baby diced carrots
• ½ cup finely chopped shitaki mushroom (rehydrated before measuring)
  
• ½ tsp thyme
• 3 bay leaves
• 1½ - 2 cups vegetable stock

Method

1. Rinse the rice with cold water and let it sit over-night in water to soften. (the red colouration you may see on rinsing is the remnant of the bran and bran-dust washing out)
   
2. Heat the butter in a pot, stir in onions, and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add carrots, mushroom, and ...

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Kai Aw (Lao Chicken Stew)

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg Chicken
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1tbsp Oil
• 2 medium Onions
• 1 stalk lemon grass
• 4 small round aubergines
• 250 gm Minced meat
• salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• Bouquet garni of 1 tsp szechuan pepper-corns
• 2 chillie
• 1 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
• 1/2 cup sliced Shitake mushroom (use rehydrated mushroom)
• 1/2 tsp ground Cumin seed
• 1 tsp ground Coriander seed
• 4tbsp cooked sticky rice as flattened cakes 1 cm thick (1/2 in) and toasted until brownish
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 2 cups Thin coconut milk   

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Brown rice with Shiitake Mushrooms. 玄米としいたけ

Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown rice
• 450 gm (~1 lb)Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms or 85 gm (3oz) dried Shiitake mushrooms
  
• 2 Kombu strips
• 3 Tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1 Tbsp grated ginger
• 1Tbsp miso
• 2 large cloves garlic
• 1Tbsp Sesame seeds.
• 3 Green onions (Scallions)

Method:

Provisional: If using dried shiitakes, then soak the  mushrooms in an amount of hot or boiling water to just cover them. Allow to stand for 30 minutes. After this step treat them as for the fresh mushrooms.

1. To 2 cups of boiling water add a strip of kombu an...

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Stuffed Pig's Leg

You can see a very good image of this dish here

Ingredients:

• 600 g (1 1/3 lb) pork meat recovered from the leg
• pinches ground allspice
• dashes of Chinese cooking wine, dry sherry, brandy or cognac
• 1Tbsp of crushed or chopped garlic
• 50 g (1¾ oz) fat (butter, duck fat or pork fat)
• 200 g (7 oz) red onions or shallots, chopped
• ¼ tsp ground star anise
• 1 indian bay leaf
• 1 – 2 green onions (spring onions, scallions), minced
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 large egg
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 3 tabl...

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Chicken Stir Fried with Ginger ไก่ผัดขิง (Gai Pad Khing)

Ingredients:

• ½ cup rehydrated shitake mushrooms
• 1/2 cup wood ear mushroom
• 2 tsp sugar         
• 1 onion 
  
• 1 green onion         
• 1/3 cup ginger, julienned
•  2 cloves garlic, chopped
•  2 tablespoons fish sauce
•  1 cup Chicken giblets, sliced thinly     

Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm or hot water for at least 5 minutes or until you are ready to use them.
2. Julienne the ginger to get thin, matchstick-like pieces, 4 cm (~1 ½ in). An 8 cm (3 in) piece of ginger which comes out to about 1/3 cup when julienn...

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Oc Nhoi Thit (Snails Stuffed with Minced Pork)

Ingredients:

• 20 snails
• 1 cup minced pork meat
• 2 tablespoons re-hydrated and finely sliced wood ear mushrooms
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons cooked and finely chopped cellophane noodles
• 1 tablespoon diced shallots
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped lemongrass
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 stalks lemongrass, cut in short lengths
• 1 cup fish sauce dip (nuoc mam). Recipe on site.

Method:

1. Wash the snails well to remove any adhering dirt or grit then boil (or steam) them for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the meat, mince, ...

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Mushroom Sate

Ingredients:

• 1 clove Garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon Fresh ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon Fresh lemon grass, minced
• 1 tablespoon Fresh coriander, chopped
• 30 ml Nuoc Mam sauce (o...

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Hue Stuffed Pancake

Ingredients:

• 5 tablespoon Oil
• 2 Eggs
• 55 g Seasoned flour
• Pancake batter
• 85 g rice flour
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 3 Eggs, beaten
• 125 ml Coconut milk

Pancake Filling

• 7.5 g Ginger, chopped
• 1 clove Garlic, chopped
• 15 ml Soy sauce
• 125 ml White sauce
• 145 g Crabmeat
• 85 g Mushrooms, chopped
• 30 g green onions (scallions), chopped
• 30 g Bean sprouts
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper

Method:

1. Combine rice flour, coconut milk, 3 eggs and salt to make a pancake batter.
2. Heat a little oil in an 8 in  frying pan, add enough batter to coat the botto...

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Yaki-Mandu (Korean Egg Roll)

Recipe produces party quantities which may be frozen {80 -100 egg rolls}
Ingredients:

• 500 gm (~1 lb) ground beef or ground pork
• 2 yellow onions, diced
• 2 cups carrots, diced
• 1/2 green cabbage, boiled and diced, squeeze out excess water
• 2 green onions, cut thin
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) mushroom, diced
• 2 eggs, divided (one egg will be needed to seal wrapper)
• 30 ml (2Tbsp or 1/8 cup) soy sauce
• 1 pinch salt and black pepper
• 2 of 375 gm (12 ounce) packages small egg roll wraps

Dipping sauce

• 60 ml (1/4 cup) soy sauce
• 1...

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Pork dumplings with noodles (Kèng Sénh Lone)

Ingredients :

• 200g pork ribs
• 300g minced lean pork
• 20 dried black mushrooms
• A fragrant dried mushrooms
• 100g mung noodles mushroom
• 1 stick of lemongrass
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon potato starch
• 6 sprigs of cilantro, finely chopped
• Vegetable oil
• Salt and pepper

Method:

1. Bring to a boil 1.5 liters of water in a large pot and add the pork, cut into small pieces and lemongrass cut into three sections and split lengthwise. Simmer 30-40min until meat is tender. ...

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Mushroom Soup with Yanang Leaf Juice

The yanang (Tiliacora triandra, bai yanang ใบย่านาง) is a vine that grows everywhere in Laos. These produce  a little bitter taste as the Lao love. 

Ingredients:

• Mushrooms (Oyster, King Oyster mushrooms, enokitake etc ...)
• 1/2 liter of juice yanang (canned or extract the juice from the leaves)
• 1 small glass of Padek or fish sauce
• 2 small red chillies
• ½ chopped shallot in food processor
• 2 sticks of lemon
• 1/2 bunch of Betel leaves (pak i leut) coarsely chopped
• 1/2 bunch chives ...

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Lumpia (Filipino Pork Spring Rolls)

These rolls are made smaller and thinner than most and as such are very convenient for both quick cooking and as a finger party food.

Ingredients:

• 1 package Lumpia wrappers (25 sheets); spring roll wrappers for frying can be substituted.
• 1 Kg (~2 lbs) ground pork
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 2 Tbsp of finely shredded wood-ear mushrooms
• 2 Tbsp Do chua or simply julienned carrot will do.
  
• 2.5 cm (1-in) piece of ginger, peeled and minced
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp rock sugar
• 2 eggs, lightl...

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Sizzle-plate Yee Mee (Tit Ban Yee Meen)

Yee Mee are round coils of noodles which have been deep fried hence are  crispy. In Malaysia, it’s normally served on sizzle plates. The accompanying greens can be any of a number varying from bok choy, mustard greens, water convulvus and spinach.

Ingredients:

• Yee mee
• Bok Choy
• Dried Shitake mushrooms
• Prawns
• Chicken  thighs, cut into bite size pieces
• Garlic

Seasoning:

• Soy sauce
• Oyster sauce
• Chinese Shao Hsing cooking wine
• Salt
• Sugar
• Pepper
• Sesame oil or Olive oil
  
• Corn flour

Method:

1. Marinade chicken with seas...

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Pig's Trotter Soup (Ashitibichi) 豚足スープ

© Used with kind permission of owner

Ingredients:

• 1.6-1.8kg (3.5-4 lbs) pig's feet, whole or sliced lengthwise
• 2 large pieces of ginger, scrubbed and sliced lengthwise (No need to skin the ginger)
• 2-3 strips of dried kombu strips, soaked and knotted (see Preparation of Kombu following)
• 2-3 Tbsp awamori or sake
• 1 medium daikon, peeled and cut crosswise into 2-inch thick slices
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch thick slices
• 8-10 dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated
• 1 packet dashi nomoto, dr...

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Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣湯

Ingredients:

• 6 Tiger Lily buds
• 60 ml (1/4 c.) dried black mushrooms
• 120 ml (1/2 c.)good quality bamboo shoots, drained and slivered
• 115 gm (1/4 lb.) boneless pork, slivered
• 1 litre (4 c.) chicken broth
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground white pepper
• 3 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 3 tbsp. cold water
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• 240 ml (1 c.) slivered bean curd
• 1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
• 1 whole green onion, finely sliced

Method:

1. Mix cornstarch with cold water.
2. Cover mushrooms with boiling water; ...

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Ohjing-oe bulgogi (Grilled spicy squid)

Ingredients:

• 2 medium squids or 3-4 squid stakes, cut into strips
• 4 tbsp goochoojang (Korean chili paste)
• 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp minced garlic,
• 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 2-3 hot chilies
• 1/2 onion, cut into bite size
• 3-4 shitaki mushrooms, rehydrated, squeezed, cut in half

Method:

1. Marinade in goo choo jang (Korean chili paste), sugar, minced garlic, sesame oil and sesame seeds for 30 minutes.
2. At the last minute, add mushrooms, chillies and onion.
3. In a frying-pan, add a bit of oil, grill the squ...

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Chap Chee Noodles

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 green onions, finely chopped (recommended alternative is yellow onion).
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
•  150 gm (1/3 lb) beef top sirloin, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup julienned carrots
• 1/2 cup reconstituted mushroom.
• 115 gm (1/4 lb) napa cabbage, sliced
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 3 ounces sweet potato starch  noodles, soaked in warm water (Cellophane noodles can...

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Mini Ngoh Hiang

Ingredients:

• Salt & White Pepper to taste.
• 1 Egg.
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 10-12 diced large shitake mushrooms
• 800 grams of Minced Pork
• Beancurd skin cut into 20 cm squares (8" x 8"in).
• Season meat & add mushrooms.

Method:

1. Put 2 tablespoons of meat into each beancurd skin and roll like a cigar. The rolled thickness ideally should be approx 1 cm  (½ in). Allow the ends to overreach.
2. Deep fry in oil until the skin appears transclucent and the meat cooked.
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Moo Shu Pork Pancakes. 木須肉煎餅

A northern Chinese meal for people on the move, popular in Singapore,  made with pork, green onions, mushrooms and scrambled eggs rolled into small, thin pancakes.

Ingredients:

• 2  Tbsp  soy sauce
• 2  Tbsp  rice wine or sake
• 1  tsp  dark sesame oil
• 2  tsp  cornstarch
• 700 gm (~1 ½ lb) boneless pork loin, trimmed and cut into 1 x 1/4-inch strips
• 10  dried shiitake mushrooms
• 120 ml (1/2  cup)  sliced green onions (~2.5 cm or 1 in)
• 3  Tbsp  minced garlic (about 12 cloves)
• 2  Tbsp  minced peeled fresh ging...

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Sardines and Macanese Vegetables 沙丁魚和蔬菜

Ingredients:

• 2 heads roasted garlic
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 large red onion, cut into ½ inch rounds
• 2 small zucchini, cut into ½ inch thick rounds
• 1 can button mushrooms, sliced in halves
• 1 small bundle of large asparagus
• 1 big red bell pepper, seeded and cut into ½ inch strips
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 2 - 155 gram can 555 Sardines in Oil Spanish Style
• wansoy and black oli...

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Nepali Shrimp Momo

Reference: Nepali Recipes @ Sanjaal

Ingredients:

Dough for wrappers:

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon oil
• Water as required
• Pinch of salt

Filling:

• 500 gm (~1 lb.) shrimp, cleaned, deveined and minced
• 1 egg, beaten
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) onion, finely chopped
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) mushroom, finely chopped
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) green onion, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced
• 1/4 tsp timur (Szechwan pepper)
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg, grated
• 1/4 tsp tu...

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Longevity Noodles

Longevity Noodles are a part of the Chinese New Year tradition.

Ingredients:

• 2 bundles of mee suah
• 800ml (~3 1/4 cups) water
• 100g (3 1/2 oz) lean pork
• 50g (1 3/4 oz)pork liver
• 50g (1 3/4 oz) pork kidney
• 3 pieces of dried mushrooms
• chopped garlic
• vegetable oil
• salt, pepper, dark sauce and sesame oil to taste
• spring onions for garnishing

Method:

1. Slice lean pork, pork liver and pork kidney into thin slices.
2. Soak dried mushroom and slice into thin slices.
3. Heat the oil and fry chopped garlic till fragrant.
4. Add ...

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Agedashi-dofu (Fried Tofu with Mushroom Sauce)

Ingredients:

• 2 blocks firm tofu
• 4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 360 ml (1 1/2 cup) dashi soup stock
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp mirin
• 1/2 carrot, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1 enoki mushroom, cuto into 2-inch length
• 2 Tbsp katakuriko (potato starch), or corn starch
• katakuriko, or corn starch for dusting tofu
• vegetable oil for frying.

Method:

1. Wrap tofu with paper towels and place it on a cutting board.
2. Put another cutting board or a plate on the tofu to express the liquid from the tofu b...

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Chicken mushroom soup 鸡肉蘑菇汤

This chicken stew recipe in the Chinese tradition, is good for new mothers.
Chicken and ginger is a good pairing according to the chinese. A mild warming combination. Dried chinese mushrooms impart a woody, smoky flavour to the chicken and ginger stew.

Ingredients:

• 1 free range chicken
• 10 dried chinese mushrooms
• 2 stalks of spring onion
• 2 pieces of old ginger
• 2 tbsp garlic

Seasonings

• 2 tsp salt
• 5 tbsp rice wine
• Dash of sesame seed oil

Method:

1. Cut the chicken into sections
2. Parboil the chicken pieces for a...

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Hathu Curry (Curried Mushrooms)

Ingredients:

• 100 gm (3 1/2 oz) Mushrooms (sliced)
• 1 Bell peppers  (sliced)
• 1 large Onion (sliced)
• Salt
• 1 tsp of a preferred masala powder. (selection available on site)
  
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 1/4 tsp Chillie powder (can be adjusted for personal prefs)
  
• cooking Oil

Method:

1. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl
2. Stir fry the mixture in a little oil in a wok or kadai
3. The moisture content can be adjusted with the addition of milk if required.

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Khao Op Mor Din (Baked Rice in Earthenware Pot)

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1.5 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon mirin (or a Chinese alcohol of your choice)
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 cup broccoli florets
• 1/2 cup fresh mushroom
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh ginger or pickled ginger in brine
• 1/2 cup diced (or shredded) ham. Use less if desired.
• 1/2 cup chicken into bite-sized pieces. Use less if desired.
• 2 cups steamed jasmine rice

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Tom Kha Salmon.

Ingredients

• 1 cube chicken bouillion
• 500 gm (~1 lb) salmon cut into bite-size chunks
• 1 tsp corriander seed
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp white pepper powder
• 240 ml (1 cup) sliced fresh galangal
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) sliced fresh lemongrass
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) kaffir lime leaves, sliced
• 240 ml (1 cup) fresh mushroom (more if desired)
• 2 13 oz cans coconut milk
• 105 ml (7 Tbsp) fish sauce

Method

1. In a mortar and pestle pound the corriander seed, garlic and Thai pepper powder into a paste.
2. Bring 6 cups water to a boil and add c...

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Mushroom Stalk Floss Condiment

Dehydrated shitake mushrooms have a stalk that doesn't soften on rehydration. Instructions invariably direct you to remove and discard the stalk.
The thing here is to allow the stalks to dry again and store them until a suitable quantity is collected. These re-collected stalks need to be very dry before storage, either by oven drying  at a low setting or out in the sun for the day. This is then the starting material.

Ingredients:

• 50g dried mushroom stalks
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 2 shallo...

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Dan Dan Noodle Salad 擔擔面沙拉

Ingredients:

Marinade for Meat or Tofu

• 2 teaspoons shaoxing wine or sherry
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons chinkiang vinegar — Chinese black vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Xinjiang Spice Mix
• 5 ounces ground meat or crumbled extra firm tofu
• 2 teaspoons oil

Sauce

• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 each scallion — sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Xinjiang Spice Mix
• 2 tablespoons cilantro — roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup broth or shiitake mushroom soaking water or water
• 1 tablespoon soy...

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Eight Treasure Duck 八珍惜鸭

Ingredients:

• 250 ml (½ cup) Glutinous rice
• 4  or 5 Dried black mushrooms
• 60 ml (¼ cup) Chestnut meat
• 60 ml (¼ cup) Gingko nut meat
• 60 ml (¼ cup) Lotus seeds (up to)
• 1 litre (4 cups) Water
• 250 ml (½ cup) diced Lean pork
• 2 Tbsp diced Smoked ham or diced Chinese Bacon
• 60 ml (¼ cup) Bamboo shoots
• 6  Raw shrimp
• 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon Sherry
• 1 Duck; 2.5 to 3 Kg  (6 to 7 lbs)
• 2.5 cm (1 in) sliced Fresh ginger
• 3 cups Stock
• 1 tsp Salt
• 60 ml (4 Tbsp) Soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp Hsao Xing Wine
• 1 Tbsp Sugar

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Mushroom Korroke

Ingredients:

• 2 Large Portabello mushroom caps (chopped)
• 2 rehydrated Shitake Mushrooms ( chopped)
• 5 gm Chinese black funghi
• Salt
• 2 Garlic cloves (smashed and diced)
• pepper
• Mirin or cooking wine
• Milk
• 100 gm Butter
• 115 gm of plain flour
• cooking oil
• Panko crumbs
• Large egg

Method:

1. Rehydrate the two Shitake mushrooms and the black funghi in a cup of warm water.  Stand 30 minutes. Remove and squeeze out the moisture.
2. Slice the mushrooms and then chop them finely. Chop the funghi.
3. In a pan, add some oil. Add the ...

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Tofu With Minced Meat

Ingredients

• Approx 100 gm Assorted fresh mushrooms (shitake, button, enoki, portobello etc) – wash over running water and chopped
  
• 60g minced meat (or chicken)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• Handful of frozen/ fresh Japanese soy beans (edamames)
• 150g beancurd (tofu) for steaming (½ block)

Seasoning

• 1 tablespoon light soya sauce
• 1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet cooking sauce/ wine)
• 1 tablespoon teaspoon Chinese Shaoxing cooking rice wine
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Dash of pepper (to taste)
• Cornstarch (mix with wat...

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Daikon Salad with Ginger Dressing

Ingredients:

• 1 red pepper
• 1 large mooli (daikon/white radish)
• small bunch of Chives
• 100g (3 1/2 oz) enoki mushrooms
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 1 small radicchio
• 1 small lollo rosso Lettuce
• 1 small oak leaf Lettuce

For the dressing:

• 45g (1 1/2 oz) Ginger, sliced
• 4 Shallots, peeled
• 50g (1 2/3 oz) mooli (daikon/white radish)
• 100 ml (7 Tbsp) Mirin, (Japanese cooking wine)
• Sugar, to taste
• 60ml ( 4Tbsp) light Soy sauce
• 125ml (8 Tbsp) grapeseed oil
• 1 1/2 clove Garlic

 
Method:

1. To make the dressing, homogenise all the ingredi...

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Japanese Tunacakes

Ingredients:

• 3 xtuna fillet or tuna steaks, 175-225g (6 - 8 oz) each, chopped into small chunks
• handful Japanese panko crumbs
• 1 Egg
• 4 cm (1 1/2 in) piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 3 Spring onions, finely chopped
• 3 Portobello mushrooms, chopped finely and cooked in butter for 10 minutes until soft
• vegetable oil, for frying
• Soy sauce
• Sesame oil
• salt and black pepper

For the salad

• 100 g (3 1/2 oz) Rocket, stalks removed
• 2 tsp dark Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp toasted Sesame oil
• 2 Spring onions, finely shredded

 
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Claypot Shao Xing Drunken Chicken 绍兴鸡煮酒 (shào xīng jī zhǔ jiǔ)

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp shredded ginger
• 1 free-range chickens (preferably), cut into serving pieces
• 10g black fungus, soaked, shredded
• 100ml warm water

Seasoning   

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3 Tbsp shao xing wine

Dipping Sauce:

• Green onion cut finely
• Ginger – minced
• Garlic – minced

Method:

1. Heat up 1 tbsp sesame oil in clay pot and sauté shredded ginger until fragrant, add in chicken, shredded black fungus and stir-fry until aromatic.
2. Add in...

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Spring Rolls in Lettuce

Ingredients:

• 50 g Dried mung bean vermicelli
• 2 tablespoons Black fungus
• 500 g Shrimps
• 20 sheets Rice paper wrappers
• 150 g Pork (minced)
• 4 Spring onions (scallions), chopped
• 45 g Bean sprouts, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 1 Egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons Oil for deep frying
• 20 Lettuce leaves
• 90 g Bean sprouts, extra, scraggly ends removed
• 20 g Fresh mint leaves

Method:

1. Place the vermicelli and fungus in separate heatproof bowls. Cover with hot water and soak for 10 minutes, or until soft. Drain both, and c...

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Saigon Crepes

Ingredients:

• 115 g Minced (ground) pork
• 1 Tbsp Nuoc mam
• 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 175 g Button (white) mushrooms, finely sliced
• 60 ml Vegetable oil
• 1 Onion, finely sliced
• 1-2 Green or red Thai chilies
• 115 g Shrimps, shelled and deveined
• 225 g Bean sprouts
• 1 small bunch Fresh coriander (cilantro), stalks removed, leaves roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground black pepper

For batter :

• 115 g Rice flour
• 2 tsp Ground turmeric
• 2 tsp Curry powder
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 300 ml Canned coconut milk
• 4 Spr...

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Vegetarian Steamed Buns 素食蒸寶 (Su shi zheng bao)

Ingredients:

Filling:

• 1/4 large onion, diced
• 3 green onions cut finely white shoots and green tips
• 120 gm (~1/4 lb) package firm tofu, frozen, defrosted, and cubed
• 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, chopped
• mushrooms, diced: straw, enoki, tree fungi.
• 6 large shitake dried mushrooms reconstituted and diced (remove the stalks and reserve frozen for another use)
• 2-3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 2-3 Tbsp light soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 3 tsp minced garlic

Dough:

1. 80 ml (1/3 cup) warm water
2. 2 1/4 ...

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Hot and Sour Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

• 720 ml (3 cups) Vegetable stock
• 1-2 tsp Pepper sauce (adjust to taste)
• 2.5 cm (~1 in)Lemon grass (finely chopped into rings)
• 3 Kaffir lime leaves (roughly torn into three)
• 1-2 tsp Sugar (adjust to taste)
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 60 gm (2 oz) Oyster (or button) mushrooms (coarsely separated)
• 2 smallFresh red (or green) chilis (crushed to split open) (adjust to taste)   

Method:

1. In a large pan, bring the vegetable stock to the boil and stir in the pepper sauce
2. Add the remaining ingredients and s...

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Long-Stewed Claypot Pork Belly (陶器长时间炖猪肉腹)

Ingredients:

• 15 large dried Chinese Mushrooms
• 4-6 sticks of dried bean curd
• 2 1/2 pounds Pork belly
• 2 Tbsp peanut oil
• 6 1/2-inch thick ginger slices (young fragrant ginger preferred)
• 5 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
• 1/4 cup bamboo shoots sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 10 fresh or canned water chestnuts, or 8 arrowroot
• 4 Tbsp bean sauce (whole bean preferred but crushed is fine too)
• 4 Tbsp oyster sauce
• 3 Tbsp Sugar
• 2 slices each of lemon and orange peel
• 3 Tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
• 5 Tbsp soy sauce (if you've...

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Wheat Gluten "Meat" (Seitan)

Slab of seitan "Ribs"

This is an excellent meat substitute recipe, a good alternative to tofu and tempeh and cost effective. The "steaks" will freeze indefinitely. The meat can be shaped variably such as into balls and is not limited to flat "steaks"

Ingredients:

Broth:

• 80 ml (1/3 cup) *Tamari
• 2 T rice wine vinegar
• 80 ml (1/3 cup) maple syrup
• 480 ml (2 cups) onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 480 ml (2 cups) Chinese celery, chopped (or chopped celery leaves)
• 1900 ml (8 cups) water
• 1 tsp. ginger, ...

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Braised Mushrooms with Assorted Vegetables

Ingredients:

• 125 g ( 4 1/2 oz) Dried mushrooms, soaked
• 90 g (3 oz) Chicken fat
• 5 slices Snow peas, stringed
• 1/2 Carrot, sliced and parboiled
• 1/4 Ginger, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon Cornstarch, blended with 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons Oil.

Seasoning :

• 250 ml (1 cup) Chicken stock
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon MSG (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Sesame oil

Method:

1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet and fry chicken fat.
2. Sauté mushrooms and ginger for 1 -2 minutes....

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Chicken Momo (Nepali Chicken Dumplings)

Reference:  Momo – Chicken MOMO (Nepali Food Recipe)
 
Ingredients:

Dough for wrappers:

• 720 ml (3 cups) All-purpose flour
• 1 Tbls. oil
• 1 cup water
• Pinch of salt

Filling:

• 1 Kg (~2 lbs.) lean ground chicken
• 240 ml (1 cup) onion, finely chopped
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) green onion, finely chopped
• 45 ml (3 Tbls.) cilantro, chopped
• 1 Tbls. fresh garlic, minced
• 1 Tbls. fresh ginger, minced
• 1/2 tsp. timur (Szechwan pepper)
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric
• 2 Tbls. curry powder
• 5 fresh red chillies, minced
• 3 Tbls. cooking oi...

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Vegetarian Dumplings with Mushroom and Tofu (素食水饺蘑菇和豆腐)

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 block tofu, well pressed, and crumbled
• 1/2 cup shiitake mushrooms, diced small
• 1/2 cup Napa cabbage, diced small
• 1/2 tsp minced fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 scallions, diced
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• dash red pepper flakes (optional)
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
• wonton or gyoza wrappers

Method:

1. Sautee the crumbled tofu, mushrooms and cabbage in olive oil along with ginger and garlic for a few minutes.
2. When the tofu and mushrooms are almost don...

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Taiwanese Steamed Chicken with Black Fungus (台湾清蒸鸡黑木耳)

Ingredients:     

• 1 kg of chicken maryland (or chicken pieces)   
• 1 cup of dried black fungus   
• 4 teaspoons of soy sauce   
• 1 teaspoon of rice wine   
• 2 teaspoons of corn flour   
• 4 teaspoons of water   
• 4 Thinly sliced spring onions   
• 1 cup of hot water   
• Water for steaming   

    
    
    
Method:

1. Remove as much skin as possible from the chicken pieces.
2. Soak the fungus in the hot water until rehydrated.
3. Mix the soy sauce with rice wine and four teaspoons of water and corn flour.
4. Rub the mi...

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Taiwanese Steamed Buns (台湾馒头)

Ingredients:
     
Dough:   

• 2 cups of plain flour   
• 1 teaspoon of dry yeast   
• 1/2 cup of warm water   
• 1/2 teaspoon of sugar   
• 1/4 cup of milk   
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder

   
Filling:   

• 100g of minced pork   
• 2 sliced shiitake mushroom   
• 2 sprigs of spring onion   
• 1 teaspoon of ginger   
• 150 grams of chopped cabbage   
• 1 teaspoon of soy sauce   
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt   
• 1 teaspoon of sesame oil

   
Method:
 

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Ayam Pong Teh

Ingredients:

• 3 shallots, sliced
• 1-inch piece ginger, sliced
• 5 cloves garlic,sliced
• 2 cups water
• 5 tbsps vegetable oil
• 1 tsp black soy sauce
• 1 tbsp ground brown bean paste
• 3 pounds chicken parts, cut into 20 pieces, with or without bone
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar or more to taste
• 1 potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

Method:

1. Process the shallots, ginger and garlic to a smooth paste with 3 Tablespoons water.
2. Heat 3 Tbsps of oil in a wok or large pan and stir-fry the spice paste over low heat ...

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Chicken Feet with Mushrooms and Ginger (凤爪蘑菇，姜)

Ingredients:

4 pairs chicken feet, claws chopped off and peel off the outer layer of skin
13 cm (5 in.) of ginger, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
12 dried shitake mushrooms, soaked for 30 minutes in hot water.

Seasonings:

60 ml (4 Tbsp) light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar (to taste)
45 ml (3 Tbsp) Chinese Rice Wine (Shaoxing Wine)
2 Tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp black pepper
Dash of sesame oil
360 ml (1 1/2 cups) of water


 
Method:

Firstly, soak the chicken feet with some salt for about half an hour. Next, heat enough ...
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Easy Mushroom Curry (Chaiu Ko Tarkari)

Ingredients:

1 lb mushroom
1 onion (chopped)
1 tomatoes (chopped)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon garlic
 
pinch of garam masala,
1 tsp chillie powder,
1 tsp turmeric
salt to taste


Method:

1    Heat the oil, add spices and garlic
2    Sauté onions till slight golden brown and then add tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes.
3    Add mushroom cut in slices and heat for 5 minutes
4    When mushrooms are half done add water and simmer for another 5 minutes.

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Burmese Style Chicken

Ingredients:

• 9 pieces chicken (3 lbs)       
• 1 teaspoon salt   
• 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon chillie powder       
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper   
• 2 tablespoons thick soy sauce       
• 5 cm (2 in) ginger   
• 80 ml (1/3 cup) oil       
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) dried mushrooms   
• 2 medium onions       
• 8 garlic cloves

Method:
   

1. Section chicken into 9 choice pieces. Wash and rub with salt, cayenne, black pepper, and soy sauce.   
2. Scrape ginger, slice in 1/8-inch slices, then cut into strips 1/8-inch wide.   
3. Heat oi...

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Chicken in Lettuce Cups (Sung Choi Bao 生菜包) [2 recipes]

Ingredients:

Marinade

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sherry wine or red wine
• 2 teaspoons water
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce

Filling

• 750 gm (1 1/2 lbs) skinless chicken breasts, diced
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil or peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger or grated ginger
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup green onions, minced
• 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, minced ( reconstituted or fresh)
• 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, minced (Can be omitted or substituted with something like daikin)
• 1 (8 ounce) can w...

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Crispy Mushroom Condiment (Dried Mushroom Stalks)

http://www.hsaba.com/

Ingredients:

• 50g dried mushroom stalks
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced lengthways
• 2 teaspoons crushed dried chillies
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• pinch of salt
• peanut oil to fry garlic & shallots

Method:

1. Once the mushroom stalks are dried again after re-hydrating, grind in a pestle and mortar until they resemble feather-like strands or floss. You can indeed use a food processor and blitz into a coarse powder.
2. Heat plenty of oil in a saucepan and fry the shallots until...

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Sukiyaki with Matsutake

Ingredients:

• 480 ml (2 cups) beef stock
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) sake
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) soy sauce
• 1 bunch green onions, trimmed
• 1 piece beef suet, about 2 inches long, or 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 small yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
• 230 gm (8 oz) green cabbage, cored and shredded
• 230 gm (8 oz) matsutake mushrooms, brushed clean, trimmed and sliced
• 230 gm (8 oz) shirataki (taro noodles), cut into 5-inch pieces
• 1 package [310 gm (about 11 ounces)] firm tofu, cubed
• 680 gm (1 1/2 lbs) very thinly...

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Mushroom Lettuce Cups 鸡肉和蘑菇生菜杯

Ingredients:

• 500 g (~1 lb) fresh and dried Mushrooms.  Suggest a mix of portabello, oyster and dried shitake mushrooms.
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil
• 30 ml (2 1/2 tbsp) grated fresh ginger 
• 45 ml (3 tbsp) cloves garlic, crushed 
• 45 ml ea (3 Tbsp ea) soy sauce, hoisin sauce and rice vinegar 
• 7 ml (1 ½ tsp) Worcestershire sauce 
• 1-2 ml (¼ - ½ tsp) Asian Chile or hot sauce (optional) 
• 125 ml (½ cup) chopped green onions 
• 6 hearts of Romaine lettuce leaves.

Method:

1. Rehydrate any mushrooms that you wil...

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Crumbed Curried Mushrooms

King Oyster mushrooms are the most flavoursome of mushrooms and Matsutake are the most fragrant. A combination heightens the sense of taste well.

Ingredients:

• 6 King Oyster mushrooms
• 6 Matsutake mushrooms (if within budget)
• Vegetable oil for deep fry
• Rice flour dusting
• Bread crumbs or panko

Egg wash

• Jamaican or any curry blend curry powder
• garlic powder
• ground white pepper
• 2 eggs, beaten

   

Directions:

1. Cut mushrooms in half: King Oysters lengthwise; Matsutake crosswise with a paring knife.
2. Mix ingredie...

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Asian Culinary Mushrooms

Clockwise from left, enokitake, buna-shimeji, bunapi-shimeji, king oyster mushroom and shiitake (front).

Matsutake mushrooms ($170 for selection shown)

Mushrooms in Asian cooking are used for flavour, aroma, texture and form. Nutrition is always a consideration and in many ways mushrooms are of the more nutritious foods.

Out of the selection pictured above, the shitake in its dried form would be the most commonly used. It's cheap and stores well. Cultivation techniques have ensured a reliable ...

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Vietnamese Style Vegetarian Curry Soup

 

Ingredients:

•    30 ml (2 Tbsp) vegetable oil
•    1 onion, coarsely chopped
•    2 shallots, thinly sliced
•    2 cloves garlic, chopped
•    11 gm (2 in) piece fresh ginger root, thinly sliced
•    1 stalk lemon grass, cut into 2 inch pieces
•    25 gm (4 Tbsp) curry powder (Vietnamese style or Madras style)
•    1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
•    2 carrots, peeled and diagonally sliced
•    8 mushrooms, sliced
•    455 gm (1 lb) fried tofu, cut into bite-size pieces
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Oyako Donburi (Chicken and Egg on Rice)

Chicken and Egg on Rice ( redirection to The London Foodie)

There are a number of recipes on this site for Japanese dashi and I think any would be appropriate. Luiz has stated using a strong dashi and coincidentally I have included some suggestions on this same aspect.

Dashi Japanese Soup Stocks
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Jim Jum จิ้มจุ่ม (Thai hot pot)

© Aaron Caley. Used with kind permission

Jim jum is one of the wonderful Thai street sit down foods. Its origins are Lao or Khmer. It's variable and you probably wouldn't get two identical tasting jim jums even from the same restaurant within a very short space of time. 


Jim jum is  an earthenware pot on a brazier at table top. The pot is filled with broth and to this you add various supplied vegetables and herbs. This is one reason why the flavour changes. The herbs are often pulled from tre...
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Mushroom Sauté. (煎蘑菇)

This is a delicious as a side dish or  as a sauce.


Ingredients:

• 500 ml (2 cups) fresh shiitake mushrooms and/or various mixed mushrooms sliced thickly 5 mm (1/4 in)
• 2 tbsp chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
• 2 medium cloves garlic, chopped
• 240 ml (1 cup) coarsely chopped scallion
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• salt and white pepper to taste

Method:

1. Simmer ginger, garlic, mushrooms, and scallions in broth for about 3 minutes on medium high heat. Season with soy sauce, salt, and pepper.

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Paeng-ee Beosut Jeon (Enoki mushrooms Pancakes)

Ingredients:


1 egg
1 pack of enoki mushrooms
1/4 an onion
4 stalks of garlic chives
1/4 a carrot (small)
Pepper
Salt
White flour: 1 tbsp
Sesame oil: 1 tsp


Method:

1. Finely chop the onion, garlic chives, and carrot.
2. Cut the bottom 4-5 cm of the mushrooms off (the roots) and wash the rest for use.
3. Add the flour and sesame oil onto the mushrooms then roll the mushrooms to coat their surface thoroughly with  flour and sesame oil .
4. Beat the egg, add the pepper, salt, and all the vegetables, then mix them wel...

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Vegetable Roll

 

Ingredients:

•    tablespoon olive oil,
•    teaspoon olive oil, divided
•    ¼ teaspoon minced garlic
•    ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
•    1 cup packaged coleslaw mix
•    1 (3 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained and chopped
•    2 teaspoons salt, divided
•    1 teaspoon pepper
•    ¾ cup diced peeled, cored, seeded tomatoes
•    ¼ teaspoon cumin 1 (8 count) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls fresh cilantro stems (optional)


Method:

1.    Sauté 1 tablespoons oil, garlic...
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Paneer Mushroom Masala

 

Fresh Paneer

Ingredients:

• 60 ml (4 tbsp)Oil.
• 60 ml ( 4 tbsp) Ghee
• Onions. 2 medium size (100 gm) Chopped finely
• Crushed garlic. 2 tbsp
• Crushed Ginger. 2 tbsp
• Paneer pieces (cheese) . 250 gm
• Mushrooms. 400 gm
• Tomatoes.  2 large (150 gm). Finely chopped.
• Garam masala. 1 tbsp
• Chillie powder.  ½ tbsp.
• Cumin seeds. 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves. 1 tbsp Chopped.
• Salt.

Method:

1. Heat oil and Ghee in pan and add cumin seeds and sauté to golden brown.
2. Add ginger and garlic pastes.
3. Add garam masala and stir fry for 2-3 minu...

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Lion's Head Meatballs (狮子的狮子头)

Traditionally this Shanghai dish is cooked in a sand clay pot. The large meatballs are meant to represent a lion, and the shredded greens its mane.

Ingredients:
•    450 gm (1 lb) bok choy, Peking cabbage (Napa cabbage), or spinach leaves
•    1 – 2 green onions (spring onions, scallions), minced
•    1 teaspoon minced ginger
•    1 large egg
•    450 gm (1 lb) ground pork
•    3/4 teaspoon salt
•    1 teaspoon granulated sugar
•    2 1/2 teaspoons pale dry sherry
•    3 tablesp...
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Jaozi for a dim sum banquet (饺子的宴会点心)

Jaozi breakfasts are a great way of sharing food. In China the mecca is Hong Kong but just about every significant sized place has their own styles and outlets for jaozi. The most enjoyable jaozi restaurants are in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi'an, Guangzhou and of course Hong Kong. I was speaking to a director of a company in Beijing who generously was taking myself and another for lunch to a jaozi restaurant. Of course I asked him which jaozi was his favorite and he simply smiled and s...

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Goojeolpan (Crepes with eight fillings)

 

 Ingredients:   

• 150 gm (1/3 lb) beef, very thin strips    
• 1/2 cucumber, 
• 1/2 carrot, julienned   
• 150 gm (1/3 lb) bamboo shoot, julienned   
• 6-7 shiitake mushroom, thinly sliced   
• 115 gm (4 oz) seok ee mushroom, thinly sliced   
• 3 eggs,
• flour,
• salt,
• pepper,
• sesame seed oil

Method:

Beef marinade: 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp sesame oil, 1/2 tsp minced garlic

 

Shiitake marinade: 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp sugar

 

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Tempura 天ぷら

Tempura is almost made intuitively by cooks with minimal experience. The only trick is the batter which is straight forward in ingredients but not thoroughly mixed. This gives the tempura the classic uneven coating of the crispy batter.
Tempura was brought to Japan by the Portuguese, and through Japan to the rest of the world.
 

Ingredients:

• Tempura batter mix*
• Tempura dipping sauce
• Prawn: raw and large
• Seafood: anything
• Vegetables: pumpkin, carrot, sweet potato, eggplant, and more
• Mushrooms

 
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Spiced Mushrooms

Serves 4 people

Ingredients

•    10 mushrooms. Cleaned and sliced 

•    1 tsp chilli powder

•    1/2 tsp garam masala powder

•    1/4 tsp turmeric powder

•    1 tsp cumin seeds (freshly ground)

•    2 tsp of your preferred cooking oil for frying

 

Directions

1.    Add the mushroom slices into a pot of salted boiling water for a min. 

2.    Remove and wipe excess water from the mushrooms with tissue paper.

3.    Heat 2 tsp oil in a frying pan,saute the mushroom slices for 1 minute .

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Sai Krog Woonsen Hed Hom (Pork Noodle & Mushroom Sausages)

This  is pork sausage, with noodle as the meat stretcher and mushroom as the flavouring. The addition of lard has a purpose and that is to blend the components, hence the addition of pork fat.

Ingredients
175 gms Mushrooms (Shitake and Bleckfung/Rat Ear)
200 gms Glass Noodles
25 gms Galangal
10 gms Kaffir Leaves
25 gms Lemon Grass
100 gms Pork Fat (Finely Chopped)
350 gms Pork Mince
10 Garlic Cloves
4 Coriander Roots
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1 Tablespoon Salt

Preparation
1. Rinse the sausage skins, mine ca...
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Vietnamese Dumplings (Banh Cuon)

Ingredients : Makes 20-24

Ingredients:

• 500 g (~1 lb) Lean pork, minced
• 2 Tbsp Dried black fungus, soaked and finely chopped
• 2 Small shallots, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 Green chillie, finely minced
• 25 g (~1 oz)Coriander leaves and stalks
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 2 Tbsp Vegetable oil
• 1 Tbsp Corn flour
• 2 Tbsp Water
• 20-24 Wonton wrappers

 
Garnishing :

• ½ Cucumber, slice thinly into sticks
• 5 Shallots, chopped and made into Crispy Fried Shallots

 


Method:

1. Mix the pork, black fungus, shallots, ...

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Hed Yipon Phrik Thai (Japanese mushrooms with peppercorn).

Stir fried dish with a sweet soy background and a lot of heat.

Ingredients:

• an assortment of mushrooms of the more "meaty" texture such as Japanese, bhutnaese etc, pigs ears mushrooms and similar funghi. 
• Sweet Soy Sauce
  
• sugar, 
• Thai chillies. section lengthwise 
• Green peppercorns on the stalk,* 
• Snow peas, 
• Asparagus, 
• julienned carrot, 
• Garlic 
• Onion, sectioned
  
• any other easily stir fried veg, 

Method:

1. A dash of oil into a pan or wok 
2. Stir fry the onions, garlic and chillies a couple of minutes until ...

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Prawns with Black Pepper Corns (Kung Phrik Dam)

(Specialty of Talab Ngoen Restaurant Saraburi)

 
Ingredients:
 

• 250 gm (1/2 lb) Medium sized prawns. (Could add some calamari rings as well or instead of)
• Selection of fresh and dried mushrooms. (rehydrate the dried mushrooms before cooking)
• 2 Medium sized red chillies.
• 1 sprig (or 1 tsp) of Black or green pepper-corns on the stem.
• 3 Spring onions (Shallots)
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1 Tbsp Oyster sauce.

 
Method:
 

1. Cut the mushrooms into bite sized pieces,
2. Leave the prawns skinned (or if you prefer take off the head...

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Pork and Mushroom Stuffed Squid

Ingredients:

• 8 small 3 to 5 cm( 1¼ to 2 in) in length, heads and tentacles removed, cleaned, cuttle bone removed and discarded, tube patted dry
• 6 large dried Chinese mushrooms, rehydrated in warm water to soften approx 10 minutes, stems removed, and then chopped along with the caps.
• 1 ounce [30 g] bean thread cellophane noodles (also called vermicelli or mung bean noodles),  soaked in warm water 30 minutes, drained, and chopped into 1 cm pieces
• 1 lb [500 g] ground pork
• 6 shallots, diced
• 4 garlic ...

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Banh Bao. (Vietnamese Steamed Buns)

Ingredients:
The bread dough:

• 150g sugar,
• 1kg white plain flour,
• 30g dried yeast and water.

The filling:

• 5 dried perfumed mushrooms
• 5 dried black mushrooms
• 100 gm rice vermicelli
• 2 Quail eggs per bun
• 100 gm lean pork meat (ground)
• 250 gm fat pork meat (coarsely ground)
• One 40 gm Chinese sausage
• Black pepper
• Salt

Method:
The dough.

1. Mix this in a bowl by hand.
2. When cohesive then knead dough for 15 minutes.
3. Place aside, covered, for 1 to 4 hours to rise. This should triple in volume. ...

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