Dim sum mushrooms

Name: Dim sum mushrooms
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 3 tsp sesame oil; salt and pepper; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 spring onions, halved crossways and green tops finely shredded; 12 fresh shiitake mushrooms; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; 2 tbsp rice wine

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food and Travels

By Alastair Hendy

Published 2004

About

Dim sum at home can be easy; it’s not all about tricksy dumpling making. Your best bet for dough-wrapped packages is to buy them from Asian stores, ready-made (frozen or fresh), then steam them with your own home-made things, and palm them off as your own.

Ingredients

salt and pepper
3 cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled
2 cloves garlic,

Asia
Singapore
Starter
South East Asia
Vegan

Method

Combine all the ingredients except the mushrooms and green part of the spring onions in a bowl, then toss the mushrooms in the mixture until well coated. Tip the mushrooms, along with any collected liquids, on to a plate that will fit your steamer tray. Steam for 10 minutes and serve with the shredded spring onion.