Yunnan Wild Mushroom Hot Pot
Mountain Jewelry Box! Yunnan Province's "Natural Mushroom Hot Pot" Saturated with Flavor
Description
The world's highest-tier mushroom dish, exclusively available during the summer rainy season in Yunnan, China's mushroom capital. Dozens of premium 'wild natural mushrooms'—Porcini, Matsutake, Bamboo Fungus, Termite Mushroom—are boiled in a premium whole-chicken broth. The pinnacle of luxury.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Various wild mushrooms (Porcini
- Matsutake
- King Oyster
- Shiitake etc.)
- Chicken broth
- Scallion
- Ginger
- Goji berries
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Broth) Boil Yunnan free-range chicken, pork bones, and Jinhua ham for hours to make a golden premium clear broth.
- Meticulously clean and slice 10+ varieties of wild mushrooms harvested in summer mountains (Porcini, Matsutake, Termite, Bamboo fungus).
- Boil the chicken broth in a tabletop claypot; add scallion, ginger, and goji berries.
- Dump ALL the sliced wild mushrooms into the pot.
- [Secret]: Since some wild mushrooms have trace toxins, cover and boil violently 'without opening for exactly
- minutes' to detoxify.
- After
- mins, season purely with salt and savor.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Saturated umami of amino and guanylic acids melted from dozens of mushrooms、アミノ酸とグアニル酸の飽和状態の旨味
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Boil a huge variety of JP mushrooms (Maitake, Enoki, Shiitake, Button) in chicken broth
Pairing
White Wine / Pu'er Tea
Trivia
In Yunnan restaurants, a 20-minute timer is strictly placed on the table to prevent mushroom poisoning; you cannot touch the pot until it rings. Using dried porcini in Japan approximates this deep umami.
Eating tips & etiquette
Do not add meat. First, sip the golden broth, getting overwhelmed by the violently strong mushroom umami. Then dip the mushrooms in a sesame-garlic sauce. The rice noodles boiled in the final broth are the most delicious in the universe.
Allergen
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