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 …
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.
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 …
Mushroom broccoli stir fry
If you're a fan of Chinese beef with broccoli, this is the vegetarian version. Button and shiitake mushrooms were stir fried with broccoli florets, and tossed in a sticky …
Stuffed bell pepper
Bell pepper stuffed with cooked rice, onion, garlic, paprika, mushrooms, cheese and parsley is drizzled with olive oil, baked and served in a shallow pool of homemade …
Bean sprouts spring rolls
Bean sprouts spring rolls, or lumpiang togue as they are popularly known in the Philippines, are so named because bean sprouts (togue) is the dominant ingredient in the …