How to Make Oyster Sauce Mushrooms and Kale
Shiitake mushrooms and Chinese broccoli are famous in Guangdong and Hunan regions, belonging to Yue cuisine and Xiang cuisine respectively.They are fresh and tasty, aiding in digestion and fat reduction, with a meaty texture from the shiitake mushrooms. Added to this is the crisp and refreshing Chinese broccoli.The main ingredients include shiitake mushrooms and Chinese broccoli.，Also included is green vegetables, and they are stir-fried with seasonings. This dish is fresh and tasty, rich in dietary fiber, helping to tonify qi and blood, reduce cholesterol levels, and have anti-cancer effects. The ingredients include:400 grams of green vegetables and 150 grams of shiitake mushrooms. Additional seasonings are:soy sauce (half a spoon) cornstarch (a little bit)
oyster sauce (two spoons) chopped green onion
a small amount of sugargarlic cloves small amount of rapeseed oil water as neededginger slices. The steps to make oyster sauce shiitake and Chinese broccoli are:. Fresh shiitake mushrooms should have the stems removed, cleaned, and set aside for later use.. Large outer leaves of green vegetables should be picked off, washed, and prepared for cooking.. Cross-hatch cuts should be made on the surface of the shiitake mushrooms.
. Cut larger green vegetables into halves or quarters as needed.
. Green onion is cleaned and cut into chopped onions; garlic peels are washed and minced; ginger is peeled, washed, and minced.
. Boil a pot of water with a little oil and salt. Cook the green vegetables for about one to two minutes until blanched.
. Arrange the cooked green vegetables on a plate, let your creativity take over in their arrangement.
. Heat the pan with cold rapeseed oil, adding chopped onions, ginger, and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant.
. Place shiitake mushrooms into the pan, frying them bottom-side down for some time.
. Mix a bowl of seasonings: half a spoon of soy sauce, two spoons of oyster sauce, a spoon of sugar, add water as needed and mix well. Taste and adjust with salt if necessary, then add a little cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
. Stir-fry shiitake mushrooms, adding the seasoning sauce; cook on medium heat for about five minutes or until done.
. Depending on personal preference, leave some of this sauce for later use in serving with rice.
. Serve the shiitake mushrooms and pour the remaining sauce over the green vegetables.
. The final dish is ready.
. This dish has a strong garlic flavor, crispy Chinese broccoli, and shiitake mushrooms mixed with oyster sauce aroma, rich with meaty texture; it’s very delicious. Shiitake mushrooms are beneficial for those who feel dizzy due to qi deficiency, anemia, decreased white blood cells, or frail elderly people.They also benefit individuals with high cholesterol, hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, cancer patients during and after chemotherapy, hepatitis, fatty liver, gallstones, constipation, and children with rickets or who are recovering from measles.. Shiitake mushrooms should be consumed by those with reduced kidney function; however, those with persistent skin itching should avoid them.
Green vegetables are low in fat and contain dietary fiber that can combine with bile acids and cholesterol in food, reducing their absorption, thus helping to lower cholesterol levels.
In traditional Chinese medicine, green vegetables are considered cold and may harm the spleen and stomach if consumed excessively; it’s advisable to balance their cooling effect gently.
They have blood-activating properties that can disperse blood stasis and alleviate swelling. Suitable for postpartum women with abdominal pain due to blood stasis or treating carbuncles, erysipelas, etc.
They also have the ability to adsorb and exclude carcinogenic substances in the body, thereby possessing anti-cancer effects.
Additionally, they promote blood circulation, enhance liver detoxification mechanisms, treat skin conditions like sores and breast abscesses. Green vegetables contain a large amount of plant cellulose that can promote intestinal peristalsis, increase fecal volume, shorten the time food stays in the intestines, thus treating constipation and preventing colorectal cancer. They are effective in treating conditions like migratory sores, hand and foot abscesses, breast swelling, habitual constipation, and calcium deficiency in elderly people. Green vegetables contain vitamin C and beta-carotene, which are essential for maintaining skin health and supporting various bodily functions. Chickenpox in children should be consumed for those whose eruption is not smooth, and it is suitable for rickets in children. Patients with nephritis should consume it. Avoid: Shiitake mushrooms are considered moving wind foods; patients with stubborn skin pruritus should avoid them. Cabbage is a low-fat vegetable containing dietary fiber which can bind to bile acids and the cholesterol and triglycerides in food, thus reducing fat absorption, hence used for lowering blood lipids. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, cabbage has a cold nature that may harm the spleen and stomach; only a small amount should be consumed slowly to mitigate its cold properties. It can promote blood circulation, resolve stasis, and reduce swelling. It is suitable for abdominal pain due to retained blood in pregnant women and treating boils, erysipelas, etc. It has an adsorption and exclusion effect on carcinogenic substances within the body, hence it possesses anticancer functions. Additionally, it promotes blood circulation, enhances liver detoxification mechanisms, and treats skin abscesses, mastitis. Cabbage contains a large amount of plant cellulose which can promote intestinal peristalsis, increase fecal volume, shorten the time feces remain in the intestine, thus treating various constipation and preventing colorectal tumors. It is used to treat itchy wind, erysipelas, hand-foot boils, mastitis, habitual constipation, calcium deficiency in the elderly, etc. Cabbage contains large amounts of vitamin C,and vitamins are essential for maintaining growth in mucous membranes and epithelial tissues.
