Mushroom Recipe-Mushrooms with bean sprouts

Mushrooms with bean sprouts

Ingredients Mushrooms with bean sprouts

200 gm button mushrooms, washed, sliced and sprinkle with lime juice
8-10 Chinese dried mushrooms, soaked in cup of hot water until soft
¼ cup hot chicken stock
1 tbsp soya sauce
3 tbsp sake, gin
½ tbsp salt to taste
½ tbsp lime juice to taste
1 tsp sugar to taste
3-4 spring onions, sliced into pieces
100 gm clean bean sprout
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
¼ large red pepper finely chopped
1 tsp cornflour thickened with little water
Salt and pepper to season


Direction for Mushrooms with bean sprouts

Once the Chinese black mushrooms are soft, strain water and retain ½ cup mushroom water. Now keep the ones as whole and slice the larger pieces of mushrooms. In a saucepan bring the chicken stock and mushroom water to boil. Stir in soya sauce, sugar, sake and gin. Season well with salt and pepper. When it is boiling add both types of mushroom, stir and boil for 3-4 min. With a slotted spoon take out the mushroom and place in serving dish. Add the spring onion and cook for 1 min, remove with a slotted spoon and place in dish with the mushrooms. Now add the bean sprouts and let them boil for 2 min. Remove and add to the dish with other vegetable. Stir in shredded ginger and let it cook for 2 min. Stir in cornflour and water mixture and bring back to boil, check seasoning. Once the sauce thickens, pour ¼ over the vegetable and toss well. Serve the remaining in bowl alongside