Crowne Plaza Hong Kong style congee
Served with chopped mushrooms, Chinese sausage and century eggs, Hong Kong Crowne Plaza Hotel's congee transformed this congee non-fan into an aficionado.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms are fungi. We know them mostly as spongy things with stems and caps with gills underneath. Not all mushrooms look that way but most edible mushrooms do have that appearance. Not all mushrooms are edible. Some are poisonous while some can have mind-altering effects.
Edible mushrooms are neither meat nor vegetable but, in cooking, they can be treated as either. For many vegetarians, mushrooms are substituted for meat to add bulk, texture and flavor to vegetables.
Tuna poke bowl
Inspired by a meal we enjoyed in Hanoi, our home version of poke bowl has sushi rice, tuna, lettuce, cucumber, shiitake, egg, eggplant and sweet ripe mango.
Gingered chicken, shiitake and bok choy soup
Oh, the utter simplicity of making this Japanese-style chicken, mushroom and vegetable soup… No sauteing, no spice base. This soup is about clean flavor.
Cheese and mushroom puff pastry tart
When you don’t have the time (or skill) to make pizza crust from scratch, roll out puff pastry, smother with pizza toppings and lots of cheese, and bake.
Braised sea cucumbers and shiitake
Sea cucumbers and shiitake are braised in a sauce made with ginger, garlic, shallots, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce and black pepper. Broccoli florets are served on the …
Mushroom fries (battered crispy oyster mushrooms)
Oyster mushrooms are tossed with seasonings, starch and egg, and deep fried. Mushroom fries are light and crisp, and outrageously good. Perfect snack or finger food to go …
Bok choy and shiitake in oyster sauce
Bok choy blanched in vegetable broth are arranged on a plate, stir fried shiitake are added, and a sauce made with garlic, oyster sauce, rice wine and sesame seed oil are …