Oriental mushrooms and tofu in garlic black bean sauce

Name: Oriental mushrooms and tofu in garlic black bean sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 60 g oyster mushrooms, sliced; 60 g shiitake mushrooms; 100 g fried tofu, cut into 2cm squares; 200 mL hot chicken stock; 1 tbsp. light soy sauce; 1 ½ tbsp cornflour blended with 3 tbsp cold water (optional); Fresh enoki mushrooms to garnish; For the black bean sauce:; 1 tbsp. fermented salted black beans, washed; 1 tbsp. light soy sauce; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped; 1 tbsp. Shaohsing rice wine or dry sherry

By AdminPublished: 09 February 2015

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Kate Whitaker

The tofu in this dish soaks up the sauce like a sponge and provides a wonderful texture. It makes a fantastic side dish served with chicken or pork.

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Yields:: 2
Prep Time:: 10 mins
Cook Time:: 10 mins
Total Time:: 20 mins

Ingredients

1 tbsp. vegetable oil
60 g oyster mushrooms, sliced
60 g shiitake mushrooms
100 g fried tofu, cut into 2cm squares
200 ml hot chicken stock
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
1 ½ tbsp cornflour blended with 3 tbsp cold water (optional)
Fresh enoki mushrooms to garnish
For the black bean sauce:
1 tbsp. fermented salted black beans, washed
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
1 tbsp. Shaohsing rice wine or dry sherry

Directions

Put all the ingredients for the black bean sauce into a food processor and blitz briefly do not process to a smooth sauce, you want to keep some texture.
Heat a wok over a high heat and add the vegetable oil. When the oil starts to smoke, throw in the oyster and shiitake mushrooms and the tofu and stir-fry for less than one minute.
Add the sauce and stir gently, taking care not to break the tofu.
Add the hot stock to the wok and bring to the boil, then season with the soy sauce. For a thicker sauce, add the blended cornflour and stir well. Serve garnished with some enoki mushrooms.

Yields: 2

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