Do you like to eat mushrooms? For example, common white mushrooms, enoki mushrooms (flammulina velutipes), tricholoma mushrooms, Shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, and king oyster mushrooms (pleurotus eryngii). These are all edible fungi. The recipe we are going to make today is Stir-fried King Oyster Mushrooms.
Pleurotus eryngii is rich in protein and is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Recent research shows that King oyster mushrooms have anti-oxidant, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-tumor, and anti-inflammatory properties, and benefit the immune system. King oyster mushrooms have a buttery, umami flavor, and a texture similar to eggplant. So, how to cook king oyster mushrooms? In China, we fry them, red-braise them with soy sauce, and use them in soup to make a variety of delicious dishes. Today I chose to cook king oyster mushrooms by stir-frying.
Stir-Fried King Oyster Mushrooms
Equipment
- 1 wok
Ingredients
- 2 king oyster mushrooms
- cooking oil
Stir-frying & seasoning:
- 15 ml cooking oil
- 1 fresh green chili pepper
- 1 fresh red chili pepper
- 2 green onions
- 3 g fresh ginger
- 10 ml Pixian Doubanjiang bean paste (red bean paste)
- 3 ml sugar, white (granulated)
- 7 ml light soy sauce
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash the fresh ingredients thoroughly.
- Slice the king oyster mushrooms, green and red pepper as shown. The king oyster mushroom slices should be 5mm (just under ¼ inch) thick.
- Chop the green onion into segments about one inch in length. Peel, slice and chop the ginger slices into small chunks as shown.
Cooking:
- Fill the wok about halfway with oil, and heat it to 150° C (300° F). Add the mushroom slices to the hot oil. When the mushrooms turn yellow, remove them, then drain the oil from the wok into a heat-proof container.cooking oil, 2 king oyster mushrooms
- Heat a clean wok, then add 15 ml (1 tbsp) clean cooking oil, the ginger, and the red bean paste. Stir-fry until fragrant.15 ml cooking oil, 10 ml Pixian Doubanjiang bean paste, 3 g fresh ginger
- Add the king oyster mushrooms and stir-fry well, tossing to coat evenly. Season with sugar, light soy sauce and salt (to taste). Next, add the green peppers, red peppers, and green onions.2 king oyster mushrooms, 1 fresh green chili pepper, 1 fresh red chili pepper, 2 green onions, 3 ml sugar, white (granulated), 7 ml light soy sauce , salt
- Stir-fry for 15 seconds to combine and coat, then finish and serve.
Notes
- Be careful with the hot oil.
- Cut the oyster mushrooms into 5mm slices.
- Test flavor for saltiness before adding salt. The doubanjiang and the soy sauce have a salty flavor.
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These are tasty, and have an interesting texture.