I had king oyster mushrooms and prawns on rice for dinner last night. I didn’t plan to have that meal though, that was one of the few meals I could make with the ingredients I had. (I didn’t want to go out shopping.)

Although the dish tasted a bit plain when I mixed it with some rice, it was really good, especially the prawns. I love prawns. I think I have to make the sauce a bit saltier than it was.

Ingredients for 2 people

(Expected preparation time – 15 minutes, cooking time – 10 minutes)

• Shelled Prawns (It was 420g before I unshelled them.)
• 3 medium size king oyster mushrooms
• 1/4 an onion
• 1/4 of small size broccoli
• 1/2 yellow capsicum (the color doesn’t really matter.)
• 1/3 of medium size carrot
• 1/6 of medium size zucchini
• 1 stalk of spring onion
• 1 green chili (I just added it for the extra spicy flavor, so if you don’t want it, you can exclude it)
• 1 and 1/2 cups of water
• Olive oil 15 ml
• Steamed rice for 2 people
• Oyster sauce 1 and 1/2 tsp
• Soy sauce 2 tsp
• Refined rice wine (or any cooking wine) 2 tsp
• Starch water (mix of starch 2 tbsp and water 2 tbsp)
• Pepper 3 sprinkles
• Sesame oil 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Thin slice the mushrooms and cut them in half.
2. Cut the broccoli.
3. Thin slice all the rest of the vegetables.
4. Rinse the prawns in cold water.
5. Add 1tsp of refined rice wine and 3 sprinkles of pepper to the prawns.

Cooking

1. Pre heat the wok.

2. Put the olive oil into the wok.

3. Add all the vegetables into the wok except the spring onion and chili. Stir it.

4. Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, 1 tsp of refined rice wine. Stir it.

5. Add the prawns and stir it for a bit then add the water. Boil it for 1 minute.

6. Add the spring onion and chili.

7. Add the starch water. Stir it for 20 seconds. (It goes thick pretty fast.)

8. Add the sesame oil. (You can adjust the taste with some salt.)

9. Put the rice onto the plate, then serve the mix of the veggies and prawns on top of the rice.

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Calamari is quite cheap and easy to get in Korea. You can get 4 medium size squids for about 3500 won (US $ 3.60) at a super market . But the thing is, sometimes they clean the squid for you, but most of the time, you need to clean it yourself at home. (Cleaning means taking out the organs, bone, and peeling off the skin) Here are great instructions on how to clean and cut squid.

-Ingredients for 2 People are :

• 1 calamari (squid)
• 1/2 a medium onion
• 1/3 of a medium size carrot
• 1/3 stalk of a big spring onion
• A small amount of cabbage.
• Refined rice wine 15 ml
• 2 cups of cooked rice
• A little olive oil
• Seasoning Sauce :Gochujang 1 tbsp, Chili powder 1 tsp, Soy sauce 1 tbsp, Sugar 1tsp, 1 medium sized squashed garlic, Sesame oil 1 tsp (Mix these all together).

-Preparation

1. Clean the squid. Cut the squid in thin rings.
2. Put the squid into a bowl, and add the refined rice wine. Soak the squid for about 15 minutes in the fridge.
3. Cut some vegetables. Thin slice the onion and carrot.
4. Cut the spring onion in (short angled lengths) and the cabbage.

-Cooking

1. Pre heat the wok for about 20 seconds.
2. Put the olive oil into the wok. Add all the vegetables. Stir it for about 4 minutes (Until its 2/3 cooked)
3. Add the seasoning sauce into the wok and stir it.

4. Add the squid into the wok. Stir it thoroughly to mix with veggies and sauce.
5. Cook it for about 2 minutes.(until the calamari gets harder.)

6. Put some rice on the plate.
7. Add the stir fried meal on the rice.
8. Serve the dishes and enjoy the meal.

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