Description
Giant 'Houtougu' (Lion's Mane mushroom) torn, battered, fried, and coated in sweet/sour black vinegar and ketchup sauce. Moving fake sweet & sour pork indistinguishable from real pork.
Restaurants serving Sweet and Sour Lion's Mane Mushroom
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Houtougu(Lion's Mane Mushroom)
- Bell peppers
- Onion
- Ketchup
- Taiwan black vinegar
- Sugar
- Soy sauce
- Potato starch
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Rehydrate dried Houtougu for hours, change water repeatedly to squeeze out yellow scum/bitterness completely.
- Squeeze moisture firmly to the limit, tear bite-sized.
- Massage egg white (skip for vegan), soy, a little starch into Houtougu, shallow-fry crispy in a little oil.
- [Tangcu Sauce] Mix Taiwan black vinegar, ketchup, sugar, soy, water.
- Fry bell peppers/onions, toss in Houtougu and sauce, coat 'glossily' on high to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Fruity sweet/sour aroma of ketchup and black vinegar
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Soy meat chunks (common Su Shi sweet & sour pork)
Pairing
Brown rice、Oolong tea
Trivia
[For Everyone] Houtougu is a fluffy fibrous mushroom; hand-tearing yields a cross-section highly resembling 'pork fibers'. This absorbs sauce to the limit; biting oozes meat (mushroom) juice, completely tasting like sweet & sour pork blindfolded. Dieter's cheat Chinese replacing high-calorie pork with mushroom.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Fry pineapple (Fengli) together, adding enzyme power and tropical fruit feel for a tropical sweet & sour pork!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat (from soy sauce)