🇨🇳 Chinese Vegetarian

Shiitake Mushrooms Tea-Smoked

Name: Shiitake Mushrooms Tea-Smoked
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 3 cloves, crushed Ginger; 3 tbsp Rice; 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorns; 2 tbsp Peanut Oil; 300 g Shiitake Mushrooms; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 3 tbsp Jasmine Tea Leaves

🇨🇳 Chinese

Smoked over tea leaves and sugar until shiitake mushrooms takes on a deep amber, campfire aroma. 22 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 7 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Ginger3 cloves, crushed
Rice3 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Sichuan Peppercorns1 tsp
Peanut Oil2 tbsp
Shiitake Mushrooms300 g
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Jasmine Tea Leaves3 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the Peanut Oil, rice vinegar juice, garlic, sichuan peppercorns and salt into a quick marinade.
2
Coat the shiitake mushrooms completely and let it sit for at least 20 minutes (overnight is even better).
3
Get the grill or griddle pan screaming hot.
4
Grill the shiitake mushrooms in a single layer, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through.
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then finish with fresh cilantro and extra rice vinegar.

Chef's tip

Don't move the shiitake mushrooms for the first 3 minutes; a proper crust releases itself.

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Watch how it's made

Video: The Correct Way To Cook Dried Shiitake Mushrooms Without The Unfavourable Bitter Taste [ Part 1 ] · on YouTube