Soy-Braised Mushrooms

Name: Soy-Braised Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters dry sherry; 8 slices thin slices (quarter size) fresh ginger; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 8 servings Thinly sliced green onions; 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil; 57 grams dried whole shiitake mushrooms (2 to 3 in. wide); 59 milliliters soy sauce; 2 Tbsps sugar

Soy-Braised Mushrooms is a gluten free and vegan side dish. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 109 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have sherry, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Rinse mushrooms well and place in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan. Cover with hot water and let stand until soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Lift mushrooms out and trim off and discard tough stems. Slowly pour 2 cups of the soaking water into a glass measure and reserve; discard remaining water with sediment.

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Mushrooms

Water

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Frying Pan

Rinse pan and return mushrooms and reserved soaking water to it; add soy sauce, sherry, and sugar. Lightly crush ginger and garlic with the flat side of knife and add to pan.

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Mushrooms

Soy Sauce

Garlic

Ginger

Sherry

Sugar

Water

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Knife

Frying Pan

Cover pan and bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat and simmer until mushrooms are tender to bite, 15 to 20 minutes. Uncover and boil over high heat until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes. If desired, remove ginger and garlic. Stir in sesame oil.

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Sesame Oil