I think Korea is a mushroom paradise. We have lots of different types of mushrooms available all year round. I love any kind of mushrooms.(Not the poisonous ones though) Mushrooms are a type of vegetable yet some mushroom’s texture is like meat.
At the Chinese restaurant, this meal sells for about 5000 won. (US $5.30) I think it is expensive, though mushrooms are as expensive as pork, so I guess it is fair.
Ingredients for 2 people
(Preparation time : 5 minutes, Cooking time : 7 minutes)
- 4 button mushrooms
- 5 shiitake mushrooms (Pyogo Beosot in Korean)
- 1 enoki mushrooms (Paeng-ee Beosot in Korean)
- Shelled shrimps 100g
- 1/2 an onion
- 1/4 red capsicum and 1/4 yellow capsicum
- 1 garlic
- 1 cup of water
- Starch water (mix of starch 2 tbsp and water 2 tbsp)
- Soy sauce 2 tsp
- Refined rice wine (or any cooking wine) 2 tsp
- Oyster sauce 1 tsp
- Pepper 2 sprinkles
- Olive oil 15 ml
- Steamed rice for 2 people
Preparation
1. Thin slice all vegetables. (except enoki mushroom)
2. Mince the garlic.
3. Rinse the shrimps in cold water.
Cooking
1. Pre heat the wok.
2. Put the olive oil into the wok.
3. Put the garlic into the wok. Stir it until it goes brownish.
4. Add the soy sauce and refined rice wine into the wok. Stir it for short time.
5. Add the shiitake mushrooms and button mushrooms into the wok. Stir it.
6. Add the oyster sauce, shrimps, onion and capsicums. Stir it.
7. Add the water. boil it for 30 seconds.
8. Add the starch water. Stir it for 20 seconds. (It goes thick pretty fast.)
9. Add the pepper and enoki mushrooms. (You can adjust the taste with some salt)
10. Serve it on the plate.
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