Thursday, December 2, 2010

Nameko Mushrooms



My mom mixed Nameko mushrooms with minced pork, spring onions and chilli. Here's the receipe:
1. 1 stalk of spring onion, chopped
2. 1 red chilli, sliced
3. 1 bottle of Nameko mushrooms
4. 200gm of minced pork marinated with the mushroom gravy and pepper
5. 1 tbsp of rice wine.
Instructions: Heat 1tbsp of oil in the wok and fry the spring onions, garlic and chillies. Next, add in the minced pork. Stir-fry till pork is cooked, pour the mushrooms in and stir well. Finally, add in rice wine and serve it with rice or noodles.

Spicy Golden Mushrooms!



The spiciness of the golden mushrooms really whips up your appetite! My mum decided to use the mushrooms to make steamed beef rolls. Besides the mushrooms, all you need are 16 pieces of thinly sliced beef.
What do you have to do? Marinate the sliced beef with a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of corn flour. Place some strands of golden mushrooms on the beef and roll up the meat. When all is done, pour the gravy over the rolled beef and steam for 10 minutes. Yummy!



Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Salad!


Bailing mushrooms are so chunky that it tastes the best with salad!
Here's the recipe:
  1. A bottle of Bailing mushrooms
  2. Either a red or yellow capsicum
  3. Sliced chilli
  4. 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar

Instructions: Dice the capsicums to the same size as the mushrooms. Toss the mushrooms with the chilli and capsicum. Add 1tsp of balsamic vinegar to the mushroom gravy. Stir well and pour it over the salad.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Assorted Mushrooms


My mom stir-fried Yifon's bottled assorted mushrooms (shitake, button and golden mushrooms) with bamboo shoots.
Here's the recipe:
  1. A bottle of Yifon assorted mushrooms
  2. 200g of preboiled bamboo shoots (cut into strips)
  3. 100g of beef or pork (cut into strips). Marinate the meat with 2tsp of soy sauce and 4tsp of water and some pepper.
  4. 2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
  5. Sliced chili (optional)

Instructions:

  1. Heat wok with oil, add half of the garlic and stir-fry it.
  2. Add in bamboo shoots and fry for a minute, add in 2tsp of salt.
  3. Stir well and scrape the bamboo shoots to the side of the wok. Add 1 tbsp of oil to the beef and stir well.
  4. Fry the beef till it is almost cooked.
  5. Finally, add in the bottled mushrooms.
  6. Mix well.
  7. Serve with rice or porridge.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Teatree Mushrooms



Yummy! My mom fried Yifon's teatree mushrooms with shredded cabbage.
Here's the recipe: Half a Chinese cabbage (to be shredded). Stir-fry the cabbage with pounded garlic. When the cabbage is almost ready, pour in the whole jar of teatree mushrooms. The crunch mushrooms make for a delicious dish.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Bailing Mushrooms



I started my experiment with Yifon's mushrooms by adding some Bailing Mushrooms to my supper of instant noodles. The mushrooms were tasty and were good garnishing for my otherwise plain noodles. The mushrooms were cut into small chunks and has a similar texture to abalone when you bite into it.







Bottled Mushrooms! Yummy!

I wouldn't call myself a mushroom fan although I don't mind shitake mushrooms. But Yit Hong, the distributor of Narcissus canned button mushrooms and Ma Ling luncheon meat, has rolled out a new range of delicious bottled mushrooms. With no preservatives and artificial colourings, Yifon mushrooms are certainly nutritious and tasty!

There are several ways Yifon mushrooms can be eaten:

  • As garnishing for instant noodles. The mushrooms are so tasty they go well with any flavour of instant noodles. Good way to add nutrititional value to otherwise plain and nutritionless instant noodles.
  • An additional ingredient in stir-fried vegetables. Good to go with dishes like chap chye and stir-fried French beans, snake gourd and so on.
  • As toppings for boiled kai lan.
  • As a dish by itself, the Yifon mushrooms, especially the spicy golden mushrooms, go well with plain porridge. This really whips up my appetite, considering I don't like plain porridge!