Enoki mushroom (known as golden needle mushrooms 金(jīn)针(zhēn)菇(gū) in China) is a lovely mild and sweet editable mushroom popular in many Asian countries. It can be steamed, stir-fried, boiled or stewed.
To regular readers, it is quite obvious that Elaine is a mushroom lover. You can find many mushroom recipes on this blog. I just love them from texture, appearance to taste. It looks so pretty, right?
This is a super simple but excellent yummy enoki mushrooms with minced garlic. Steaming extremely kept the sweet juice coming from mushrooms, which provides a great fresh flavor.
Remove the ends and then lay in a serving plate.
Heat oil and fry chopped garlic until aroma over medium low fire (do not burn the garlic, otherwise you will end up with a bitter taste). Turn off fire; add sugar, soy sauce and pinch of salt. Mix well. Transfer the sauce to serving plate too.
Add chopped chili pepper, either fresh or fermented one. This fermented chopped pepper is widely used in Hunan cuisine and Hubei province. It is known as 剁(duò)椒(jiāo)–chopped chili pepper. It taste slightly sour due to the fermentation. You can skip it for a mild version or replace it with a small amount of chopped fresh peppers.
I love the juice, 100%.
Other ways to cook Enoki Mushrooms
Hot and sour Enoki mushroom soup
- 150 g fresh enoki mushrooms , hard ends (around 1 inch) removed and washed
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 green onion , chopped for garnishing
- 5 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- pinch of salt
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Remove the hard roots of enoki mushroom. Clean and slightly drain. Then lay in a plate.
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Heat oil and fry chopped garlic until aroma over medium low fire (do not burn the garlic, otherwise you will end up with a bitter taste). Turn off fire; add sugar, soy sauce and pinch of salt. Mix well. Transfer the sauce to serving plate too.
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Add chopped fresh chili pepper or this fermented Hunan Chili pepper (this one is not required but I highly recommend adding a small amount.)
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Steam for 6 minutes. Drizzle sesame oil and garnish some chopped green onion before serving.
I’ve never thought of adding the toping prior to steaming. It’s so obvious, though. Thanks for the inspiration. I will try it right away with the steamed asparagus broccoli I’m going to prepare for dinner today.
This is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. I can have 2 bowls of rice to go with the mushrooms. Thanks for sharing!
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Love this recipe! It must be about a year ago that I bought enoki for the first time. Cannot get enough of them. And this recipe is just so fabulous in its simplicity. Great flavour, wonderful texture and such a lovely sidedish. Thanks for this!!! It will appear on my table often from now on!