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    Home » Recipes » Mushrooms & Vegetables

    Braised Mushroom with Bok Choy

    January 4, 2021 by Elaine 8 Comments | Jump to Recipe

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    Delicious braised Chinese mushrooms with bok choy.

    This dish has a lovely name --香菇扒白菜, which literally means that find the Bok Choy after removing the mushrooms. It is a very basic and humble Chinese side dish.

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    Shiitake mushrooms present the best flavors in winter because of the cold water and strong temperature fluctuation. There are lots of patterns on the surface. We call this type of mushrooms "花菇" in Chinese meaning patterned shiitake mushrooms. This type of shiitake mushroom has the best quality and flavor. Once well cooked, they taste quite similar to meat. 

    Braised Chinese Mushrooms|chinasichuanfood.com

    I use oyster sauce as the main flavoring flavor for this dish. Oyster sauce has a sweet and salty taste and with some smoky feeling. Commonly oyster sauce is made from oyster extracts, sugar, water, soy sauce and wheat flour. It is a seasoning for beef and fish recipes.Oyster sauce in mainly used in Guangdong Cuisine. It can work perfectly with vegetables and mushrooms. If you want to turn this into a vegan dish, substitute oyster sauce with soy sauce and sugar. 

    Cook's Note

    In addition to regular fresh shiitake mushrooms, I also add 4 dried Shiitake mushrooms to enhance the flavor. Those dried Shiitake mushrooms are optional and highly recommend trying to find the difference.

    Instructions

    Soak 4 dried shiitake mushroom with hot water.
    Remove any bad leaves of Bok Choy. Wash carefully and cut into halves if you get larger ones. Wash the Shiitake mushrooms. And mix all of the ingredients for stir-fry sauce in a small bowl. 

    Braised Chinese Mushrooms|chinasichuanfood.com

    Heat up around 1 tablespoon of oil in pan and then stir fry garlic slices until aroma. Add Shiitake mushroom in and fry until soft. During the washing process, shiitake mushroom will absorb some water. If they get too dry and hard to cook, sprinkle some water in.

    Braised Chinese Mushrooms|chinasichuanfood.com

    Meanwhile. In a large pot, bring enough water to a boiling and then cook bok choy until soft. Add ½ teaspoon of salt and several drops of oil can help to keep the green color and crispy taste of Bok Choy. But do not kill your vegetables. Transfer out and lay them in the bottom of the serving plate.

    Stir in stir fry sauce and wait for around 30 seconds over medium to slow fire until the sauce is appropriately thickened. Transfer the mushrooms to serving plate too and pour over all the sauce left.

    braised mushrooms with bok choy|chinasichuanfood.com
    braised mushrooms with bok choy|chinasichuanfood.com
    braised mushrooms with bok choy|chinasichuanfood.com

    Braised Mushrooms with Bok Choy

    Savory braised mushrooms with Bok Choy
    5 from 1 vote
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    Servings: 3
    Calories: 141kcal

    Ingredients

    • 6 fresh shiitake mushrooms , cut into 4 pieces
    • 4 dried shiitake mushrooms , pre-soaked, can be substituted with fresh shiitake mushrooms
    • 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
    • 2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil

    Stir-frying Sauce

    • 2 cloves garlic , minced
    • ½ tbsp. light soy sauce
    • ½ tsp. white pepper
    • 1 tsp. sesame oil
    • 1 tbsp. cornstarch
    • 4 tbsp. water
    • 5~8 bok choy

    Instructions

    • Remove any bad leaves of Bok Choy. Wash carefully and cut into halves if you get larger ones.
    • Wash the shitake mushrooms. And mix all of the ingredients for stir-fry sauce in a small bowl.
    • Heat up around 1 tablespoon of oil in pan and then stir fry garlic slices until aroma. Add shitake mushroom in and fry until soft. During the washing process, shiitake mushroom will absorb some water. If they get too dry and hard to cook, sprinkle some water in.
    • Meanwhile. In a large pot, bring enough water to a boiling and then cook bok choy until soft. Add ¼ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of oil to keep the green color and crispy taste of Bok Choy. But do not kill your vegetables. Transfer out and lay them in the bottom of the serving plate.
    • Stir in stir fry sauce and wait for around 30 seconds over medium to slow fire until the sauce is appropriately thickened. Transfer the mushrooms to serving plate too and pour over all the sauce left.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Jörne beseì

      January 06, 2021 at 8:10 am

      Hi i was wondering if the nutrition facts were for the WHOLE meal or just a serving. If it is just a serving what is it?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        January 08, 2021 at 8:37 am

        Based on each serving.

        Reply
        • Jörne beseì

          January 30, 2021 at 4:50 am

          Yes but whats a serving one cup of food?

          Reply
          • Bill Williamson

            February 08, 2021 at 4:38 am

            Meatball?

            Reply
            • 1324

              March 01, 2021 at 2:31 am

              Yes this makes 20 meatball if you sub at subway.

    2. Joe wilcho

      March 09, 2021 at 6:41 am

      5 stars
      I found a meatball under a bench in sichuan! It was delicious!

      Reply
      • Bill Cosby

        March 11, 2021 at 5:33 am

        Bruhhh you foud da meatballz!

        Reply
    3. Asian dude

      March 12, 2021 at 8:02 am

      Yeah I just found one too!

      Reply

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