The winter mushroom ingredient has a special aroma, which means not everyone can accept the winter mushroom. However, most people can accept it, and many even like it very much. There are numerous cooking methods involving winter mushrooms; they can be used for stir-frying, stewing soups, making porridge, or even deep-frying and grilling.
What is Winter Mushroom
The winter mushroom is what people usually call shiitake mushroom, and it can also be considered a category within shiitake mushrooms. It's also known as northern mushroom, thick mushroom, thin mushroom, or flower mushroom. It can be used as a flavoring spice or as an ingredient with a unique aroma. Those who can accept the taste of winter mushrooms will find them very fragrant. Winter mushrooms are high in protein and low in fat, containing multiple amino acids and vitamins. They have the effects of boosting the human immune system, delaying aging, anti-cancer, cancer prevention, and lowering blood pressure.
Winter Mushroom Stir-Fried with Meat
Ingredients Preparation
150 grams fresh winter mushrooms, an appropriate amount of lean meat, 2 green peppers, garlic as needed, a little soy sauce, water starch, oyster sauce as needed, salt as needed.
Method Steps
1. Clean the fresh winter mushrooms, remove their roots, and drain the water. Slice each mushroom into three or four pieces, or thinly slice them.
2. Wash the lean meat, slice it, add soy sauce and salt to mix well, then coat with water starch.
3. Wash the green peppers, remove the seeds, and cut them into blocks. Crush the garlic and set aside. Heat a small amount of oil in a pan, add the meat slices and stir-fry until they change color, then remove and set aside.
4. In the remaining oil, sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, then add the winter mushrooms and green peppers and stir-fry. Add salt and stir-fry until the winter mushrooms release their juice.
5. Then add the meat slices and stir-fry together. After stirring evenly, add oyster sauce for seasoning and serve.
Winter Mushroom Steamed Chicken
Ingredients Preparation
10 winter mushrooms, 10 grams of wolfberries, 3 chicken legs, an appropriate amount of scallions and ginger, 15 ml salad oil, an appropriate amount of steamed fish soy sauce, an appropriate amount of cooking wine, fresh soy sauce, salt, a moderate amount of dry starch, a small amount of Sichuan pepper.
Method Steps
1. Wash the chicken legs, debone and cut into strips. Add salad oil, soy sauce, cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, starch, and Sichuan pepper powder, and mix well.
2. Mix well and marinate for about 10 minutes. Soak the wolfberries until soft, clean the winter mushrooms, and slice them.
3. Place the marinated chicken in a container suitable for steaming, then place the winter mushroom slices on top, followed by the wolfberries and scallions and ginger.
4. Place the container in a steamer over boiling water, and steam over high heat for about 10 minutes before serving.
Tips
Both dried and fresh winter mushrooms can be used, and dried ones need to be soaked in advance.
Winter Mushroom and Chicken Porridge
Ingredients Preparation
100 grams of rice, 50 grams of chicken breast, 2 fresh winter mushrooms, an appropriate amount of lettuce leaves, 1 piece of ginger, salt, a little oil.
Method Steps
1. Rinse the rice and soak it for half an hour. Clean the winter mushrooms and slice them. Tear the lettuce leaves into pieces. Cut the ginger into slices and set aside.
2. Wash the chicken breast, mince it, and mix with salt, starch, and a little oil to marinate for a while.
3. Bring an appropriate amount of water to a boil in a pot, add the soaked rice, and add a little oil.
4. Once the water boils again, reduce the heat and simmer for about half an hour until the rice is soft and tender.
5. Add the minced chicken, quickly stir to separate, then add the winter mushroom slices and cook for about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, add the lettuce and salt, mix well, and serve.
Tips
Using chicken broth or bone broth when cooking porridge is better.