Wood Ear Mushrooms (Wood Ear)Also known as: Asai, Winter Mushrooms, Yellow Mushrooms, etc.The fruiting bodies are medium to slightly large, with a cap diameter of 9-12cm, flattened and semi-spherical to plane, semi-circular or kidney-shaped, yellow-green in color, sticky, with short hairs, smooth edges, and white flesh.The gills are moderately dense, with a white border that is light yellow and close to the stem.The mycelium is lateral.Wood ear mushrooms areMushroomsIn terms of nutritional content, they are more than 10 times that of monkey head mushrooms. They are cultivated in Northeast China and have a high yield.Today, let's take a look at how to prepare wood ear mushrooms and how to cook them deliciously.

Wood ear mushroomsChestnutsChicken

Main ingredient

Wood ear mushrooms,Chicken,Chestnuts

2. Wash the prepared whole chicken, cut it into pieces, add (liao jiu -, a type of Chinese cooking wine) to the cold water and rinse the chicken pieces, then rinse them with clean water.

3. Wash the chestnuts, soak them in hot water for 5 minutes, remove the shells and peel them, and set them aside.GingerSlice.

4. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the wok, heat the oil, add ginger slices and minced garlic.Star aniseSauté, then add the chicken pieces and stir-fry over medium heat until the water evaporates.

5. Add (liao jiu), stir-fry, then addLight soy sauce,White sugar, continue to stir-fry with wood ear mushrooms, add boiling water to coverIngredients, add two bay leaves, reduce the heat to a simmer.20 minutes.6. Add chestnuts and continue to cook for 20 minutes, add salt to taste.

2. Peel and wash the

Bitter melon, cut into dice, mince the garlic.3. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the wok, heat the oil, and add minced garlic to sauté.

4. Add the soaked wood ear mushrooms and stir-fry evenly.

5. Add the diced bitter melon and stir-fry for a while.

6. Add an appropriate amount of chicken broth and salt, stir-fry over high heat until evenly cooked, and sprinkle with chopped green onions.

2. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, bring to a boil, and add the chicken pieces to remove the blood.

Water, drain and set aside.3. Wash the dried wood ear mushrooms and soak them in clean water.4. Add the cooked chicken pieces to

Pot

, add an appropriate amount of water, add ginger slices, (liao jiu), and the soaked wood ear mushrooms.5. Bring to a boil over high heat, remove any foam, then simmer over low heat for two hours.6. When the

Chicken soup

is cooked and the chicken is tender, add an appropriate amount of salt andWhite pepper, ready to eat.2. Wash theWood ear mushrooms

, tear into small pieces, and tear the wood ear mushrooms into strips.3. Wash theGreen beans

and carrots, cut into pieces.Carrots, cut into strips.4. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the wok, heat the oil, and add the minced meat and stir-fry until it changes color, then set aside.5. Wash the pot, and evenly coat the bottom and inner walls withPeanut oilor

Sesame oil

, then spread withRice.6. Place the stir-fried meat on top of the rice.7. Mix the carrots, wood ear mushrooms, and chicken with peanut oil and salt, then evenly arrange on top of the rice.8. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer over low heat until the carrots are soft. Then add the green beans and simmer for three minutes before serving..

6. Spread the stir-fried meat evenly over the rice.

7. Mix the carrots, wood ear mushrooms, and enoki mushrooms with peanut oil and salt, then evenly distribute them over the rice.

8. Cover and simmer over low heat until the carrots are soft. Add the green vegetables, cover and cook for another three minutes. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.