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Dried Shiitake Mushrooms with Soy and Garlic
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Dried Shiitake Mushrooms with Soy and Garlic – Vegan version

Dried shiitake take on a deep, meaty flavor when soaked and fried in soy sauce and date syrup, and the soaking liquid becomes the sauce. A side for rice or noodles, or a small dish on its own. Vegan version: Date syrup (silan).

⏱ 50 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Bring the water to a boil and pour it over the mushrooms in a bowl. Cover with a plate so the mushrooms don't float, and soak 30 minutes, until soft.
    KettleBowlPlate
  2. 2
    Lift out the mushrooms and gently squeeze them. Strain the soaking liquid through a fine sieve and keep ½ cup.
    Fine sieve
  3. 3
    Remove the tough stems.
    KnifeCutting board
  4. 4
    Cut the caps into strips.
    KnifeCutting board
  5. 5
    Slice the scallions.
    KnifeCutting board
  6. 6
    Heat the oil in a wide pan over high heat.
    StoveFrying pan
  7. 7
    Add the mushrooms and fry 6 minutes, until the edges turn golden.
    Stove
  8. 8
    Add the garlic and sauté about 30 seconds.
    Stove
  9. 9
    Pour in the soy sauce and date syrup and the soaking liquid and cook uncovered 8 minutes, until the sauce thickens and coats the mushrooms.
    Stove
  10. 10
    Season.
  11. 11
    Remove from the heat, add the sesame oil and sprinkle the scallions and sesame seeds over the top.
107calories
2 gprotein
7 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 27%● fat 67%

Per serving (167 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (8) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Kettle · Also works: Pot (A small pot on the stove)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
  • Plate · Also works: Serving platter (None)

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