23
Dec
2011
Fried Chinese Yam Slices with Wood Ear Mushrooms

Wood Ear Mushrooms with Chinese Yam Slices
Introduction:
Today, I am going to share a recipe that I like not only because it involves the ingredients that I like (wood ear mushrooms and Chinese yam), but also because it is composed of multiple colors. You must have remembered that I mentioned before that all colors of vegetables should be included in your daily diets.
Ingredients:
Wood Ear Mushrooms: 150 g
Chinese Yam: 150 g
Green chili pepper: one medium-sized
Red chili pepper: one medium-sized
Seasonings:
Salt: 4 g
MSG: 2 g
Pepper powder: 1 g
Vegetable oil: 4 tablespoons
Sichuan pepper: 10 corns
Garlic clove: 1
Scallion: 5 g
Starch: 3 tablespoons
Preparation Work:
1. Wash the Chinese yam clean, remove the skin, wash it again, slice it into 5 mm thick slices, and cover the surface of the slices with starch;
2. Pour 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a clean wok, and put the wok on high heat or full flame;
3. When the oil gets hot, turn the heat or flame lower and put the Chinese yam slices into the oil one by one; (Take the slices out of the oil when it turns to gold in color.)
4. Slice the garlic clove;
5. Chop the scallion coarsely;
6. Wash the wood ear mushrooms clean and rip them into large pieces with the hands;
7. Wash the chili peppers clean, remove the stems and seeds, and cut them into pieces.
Cooking Steps:
1. Pour the leftover of the vegetable oil (1 tablespoon) into the wok which is cleaned and dried, and preheat it until the oil gets 30% hot;
2. Drop the Sichuan pepper corns into the wok;
3. When the flavor of the pepper corns is smelled, turn off the heat for a while and take the Sichuan peppers out;
4. Turn the high heat or full flame on again, and drop the garlic slices and chopped scallion into the wok to make the wok fragrant with their flavors;
5. Pour 2 tablespoons of water along the edge of the wok;
6. Drop the wood ear mushrooms into the wok, stir briefly and wait for seconds on high heat or full flame;
7. Add the salt, MSG, vegetable oil and pepper powder to season it;
8. Drop the deep-fried Chinese yam slices and the green and red chili pepper slices into the wok;
9. Dish it out after the soup become thickened.
Cooking Tips:
I am not sure if the soil where the Chinese yam is grown or the season. But the Chinese yam that I have bought is nothing like what I enjoyed in my childhood. If you can find some fresh and tender Chinese yams then, you are really lucky.
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January 26th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Oh man this looks divine. I love mushrooms, where can I get wood ear shrooms though? I am going around trying to find a bunch of vegetarian recipes. I am doing my best to stay vegetarian. The best looking one I found so far is this Roquefort tart, only problem is that it has no pictures.
http://yovia.com/blogs/gregorypauls/2010/01/08/grilled-pear-and-roquefort-tart-with-caramelized-onions-and-walnuts/
Orlando personal injury lawyer Says:
January 26th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
This looks exquisite. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
admin Says:
January 27th, 2010 at 1:49 am
Thanks for your comment, David. I usually buy dried wood ear mushrooms, also known as Auricularia auricula-judae, in supermarkets. They are normally available in the section where other mushrooms are on shelf. Hope this helps. By the way, the recipe that you mentioned is very interesting.