Shiitake Mushrooms Braised

Ingredients

• 🧂Saltto taste
  
• 🧄Garlic2, halved and sliced
  
• 🫙Ginger4 cloves, crushed
  
• 🌶️Bay Leaf2
  
• 🫙Soy Sauce3 tbsp
  
• 🫙Sugar1 tbsp
  
• 🌶️Sichuan Peppercorns1 tsp
  
• 🫙Stock or Broth500 ml
  
• 🫙Peanut Oil2 tbsp
  
• 🥬Shiitake Mushrooms300 g
  
• 🫙Shaoxing Wine2 tbsp
  

Optional extras

• 🌿Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish
  

Instructions

1. 1

   Brown the shiitake mushrooms deeply in the Peanut Oil in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.

2. 2

   Remove it, then let the garlic and ginger soften in the drippings with the sichuan peppercorns.

3. 3

   Return the shiitake mushrooms, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.

4. 4

   Cover and braise low and slow until the shiitake mushrooms yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.

5. 5

   Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.