Mushroom Chilli (Spicy Chinese Stir-fried Mushrooms, Street Style)
キノコが肉に化ける魔法！ニンニク醤油が焦げるインディアン・チャイニーズの刺客
Description
Vegetarian Chinese-style street food deep-frying halved mushrooms crispy in spice batter, gooey stir-frying with peppers/onions in soy/chili sauce.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Mushroom
- Cornstarch
- Bell pepper
- Onion
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Soy sauce
- Chili sauce
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 200g white (or brown) mushrooms, Batter (
- tbsp cornstarch,
- tbsp wheat flour, black pepper, salt, water), Frying oil,
- bell pepper, 1/
- onion,
- garlic cloves,
- ginger clove,
- green chilies,
- tbsp oil,
- tbsp dark soy sauce,
- tbsp green chili sauce,
- tbsp ketchup,
- tsp cornstarch (for thickening), green onions.
- Wipe dirt off large mushrooms, cut in half. Dunk heavily into batter of cornstarch/flour/salt/pepper dissolved in water, fry in high-temp oil until surface crisps (*traps mushroom moisture inside, yielding juicy umami when chewed).
- Heat stall wok until smoking, apply oil, toss minced garlic, ginger, green chilies raising intense aroma.
- Add large-chopped onions/peppers, toss 'clang-clang' on high heat for seconds leaving crispiness.
- Swirl bright red special sauce mixing dark soy sauce, chili sauce, ketchup against pot sides, thickening glossy gooey with cornstarch slurry.
- Return fresh-fried mushrooms to pot, toss vigorously completely coating crispy batter in rich umami-spicy sauce. Scatter green onions to finish. Meaty mushroom texture and garlic-soy junk punch make you completely forget it's vegetarian.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Black pepper、Red chili
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Eringi or Shiitake mushrooms (batter/fry as mushroom texture sub)
Pairing
Fried Rice(Indian style)、Cold beer
Trivia
[Hardcore] One of the Big Three of Indian Chinese 'Chilli series' alongside 'Chilli Chicken' and 'Chilli Paneer'. Since mushrooms absorb oil/sauce umami like a sponge, it actually finishes richer/junkier than chicken. For Indian vegetarians, an exquisite snack nominated/bought not as meat substitute but 'delicious specifically because it's mushroom'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pierce mushroom—with gooey sauce-absorbed parts and crispy remaining parts—together with peppers on fork, tasting 'huff-huff' while burning mouth with piping hot mushroom juice!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy (Soy sauce)