Steamed Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

1. Preparation: Wash & soak "jyo" mushrooms in warm water for at least 1 hour.
2. Add star anise and peppercorns to stock.
3. Stew button mustrooms in stock for 30 minutes; remove from stock; discard mushroom stems.
4. Strain stock for use in another dish.
5. Mix plum sauce with warm water in dip saucer, cover & reserve.
6. Make a paste of dry mustard & water; cover & let marry for 30 minutes; then add white vinegar & thin soy sauce.
7. Filling: Finely chop pork shoulder.
8. Mix cornstarch & water; add oyster sauce, soy sauce & black pepper.
9. Add chopped pork; work with your fingers into thick mixture.
10. Add onions, ginger & Chinese parsley.
11. Allow filling to stand in covered bowl for 30 minutes.
12. Mound about 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling on each mushroom.
13. Arrange on serving plate.
14. Steaming: In steamer, bring water to rapid boil first; steam "jyo" mushrooms for 30 minutes; steam buttons for 20 minutes.
15. Serve.
16. If you plan to reheat before serving, steam for 5 minutes less, then reheat for 10 minutes.