Description
Iron and fiber-rich 'black wood ear mushrooms' rapidly fried with massive shredded ginger and black vinegar. A staple Taiwanese health menu that cleanses blood and regulates gut health.
Restaurants serving Stir-fried Wood Ear with Ginger
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Black wood ear mushrooms
- Ginger
- Black vinegar
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Rehydrate dried black wood ear (use fresh as is), remove hard bases, cut bite-sized (or julienne).
- Julienne massive amounts of ginger (preferably spicy Lao Jiang).
- Heat sesame oil in a wok, fry ginger until fragrant.
- Toss in wood ear, rapid-fry on high.
- Add soy, a little sugar, and finally swirl 'black vinegar (Wu Cu)' from the wok edge; remove from heat immediately once aromatic.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Vivid ginger heat and fruity black vinegar acidity
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
White fungus (but texture becomes softer)
Pairing
Plain congee、Lean pork sauté
Trivia
[For Health Conscious] The ultimate 'Food as Medicine' menu allowing massive intake of black wood ear—called 'blood vessel sweeper' in Chinese medicine—with body-warming ginger. Wood ear has extremely low calories and naturally increases chewing, treasured in Taiwanese homes as a volume-boosting diet ingredient.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Adding shredded pork (Rou Si) or red chili and frying together levels it up to a splendid rice side dish (rice thief)!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat (from soy sauce), Sesame