Braised shiitake mushrooms

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• 🍄50 g dried shiitake mushroom
• 🥣400 g bok choy
• 🥣1 tsp salt
• 🥣1½ tbsp neutral cooking oil
• 🥣4 garlic cloves
• 🥣2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 🥣½ tsp dark soy sauce
• 🍯¼ tsp sugar
• 🥜1 dash sesame oil
• 🍚1 tbsp cornflour
• 💧500 ml water, for soaking; use 250 ml clear liquid in the sauce
• 🍚2 tbsp cold water, for the cornflour

Let’s make it

1. Soak the shiitake

   Soak dried mushrooms in 500 ml cold water overnight in the fridge, or in hot water for about 1 hour, following their packet. Remove hard stems and keep the soaking water.

2. Cook the greens

   Wash and halve pak choi. Blanch in boiling water with salt and ½ tbsp oil until the stems are cooked but still firm. Drain well and arrange on a plate.

3. Braise the mushrooms

   Heat remaining oil and briefly fry garlic. Add mushrooms, then 250 ml clear soaking water, leaving any sediment behind. Add oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes until cooked through.

4. Thicken and serve

   Add sesame oil. Stir cornflour with 2 tbsp cold water and pour in gradually, simmering until the sauce coats a spoon. Spoon mushrooms and sauce over the greens.