Maitake, also known as "Gray Tree Flower," is a type of mushroom that grows in the summer and autumn around chestnut trees. It is a nutritious and valuable food and medicinal mushroom. Its texture is tender, with a flavor similar to shredded chicken and jade lily. Its nutritional and flavor qualities exceed those of the "king of mushrooms."Shiitake mushrooms, and can also be cooked into various delicious dishes.

Maitake Recipe: Sour Soup with MaitakeTofu

IngredientsPreparation

100g of maitake, 100g of tofu, 1 stalk of green onion, 3-3 cloves of garlic,Ginger2 slices,Lemonhalf, salt to taste,Soy sauce1 teaspoon, vegetable oil 2 tablespoons, chili sauce 2 teaspoons.

Cooking steps

1, tear the maitakemushroomsinto small pieces, wipe dry with kitchen paper, cut the tofu into small pieces, chop the green onion, ginger, and garlic.

2, heat the oil in a hot pan, then add chopped green onion, ginger, and garlic to sauté, addchilisauce and stir-fry until the mushrooms are slightly softened.

3, add water orbrothand bring to a boil, add the tofu cubes, season with salt and soy sauce, and cook until boiling before addinglemon juice, stir well and serve. Finally, garnish with a little chopped green onion.

Maitake Recipe Introduction: Steaming Maitakewithchicken bones

Ingredients

800g of chicken bones, 200g of gray tree mushrooms, ginger, salt to taste.

Cooking steps

1, soak the gray tree mushrooms for more than 15 minutes and wash them clean.

2, wash and cut the purchased mushrooms, blanch them, and add an appropriate amount of salt.

3, mix the chicken bones and ginger.

4, first spread a layer of gray tree mushrooms as a base, then place a portion of the chicken bones, then spread another layer of gray tree mushrooms, and then add another layer of chicken bones.

5, put it in the steamer and steam for one hour.

Tips

Simple steaming of chicken bones, high nutritional value. If you think the color is too light, add some greenvegetablestogether.

How to make nutritious Maitake: Maitake with Pig Trotters

Ingredients

1 piece of maitake, 250g of pork, 4 slices of ginger,pig trotters4 tendons, 5 chicken feet,quince3-4,dried scallops2-3.

Cooking steps

1, soak thepig trotterstendons in advance, put the pig trotters tendons on a plate with a bottom that can lie flat, put 3 slices of ginger on the plate, add hot water to the soaked pig trotters tendons, cover with plastic wrap and soak overnight.

2, the maitakecan be added tosoup after soaking for half an hour.

3, wash 3 pieces of quince clean.

4, after soaking the pig tendons, use 3 slices of ginger to blanch them, to remove the oil.

5, blanch the pork and chicken feet, then put all the ingredients in a pot, add 2 driedscallopsand cook for 1 and a half hours, add salt to taste.

Nutritional value

Maitake is sweet, neutral, and non-toxic. It can treat hemorrhoids and has the effects of replenishing and strengthening the body, benefiting the kidneys and preventing cancer, and promoting water excretion and reducing swelling.The water extract from the maitake inhibited the growth of Ehrlich's cancer cells in mice by 98.1%, inhibited the growth of Ehrlich's cancer cells in mice by 100%, and inhibited the growth of Ehrlich's cancer cells by 90%.