MushrOOm’s Heat

The weather’s been cool lately, so I thought it would be so nice to have a hot and spicy meals to eat. I was thinking about mixing all those kinds of pepper together. But I don’t want any meat for my meals today, thinking about my weight. So, I thought mushroom would be perfect.

Lately, there is a breed of mushroom cultivated that’s been quite famous around the people in Bandung. It is the oyster mushroom. I’ve searched some information about the oyster mushroom on Wikipedia. Apparently, the Oyster mushroom, or Pleurotus ostreatus, is a common mushroom prized for its edibility. It is frequently used in Japanese and Chinese Cookery as delicacy: it is frequently served on its own as soup, sometimes stuffed, or in stir-fry recipes with soy sauce. A number of studies on lab animals have shown that adding oyster mushroom to the diet can reduce cholesterol under some conditions. So, if you have a cholesterol problem, eating this might help to solve your problem a little bit.

Spicy Oyster Mushroom

500g of Oyster Mushroom

5 cloves of shallots

5 cloves of garlic

½ teaspoon of chopped ginger

1 medium tomato

100g of shredded red pepper

100g of shredded green pepper

50g of shredded jalapeno

1 small yellow onion

2 small leek

1 cup of shredded carrot

½ cup of water

Seasonings:

1 tablespoon of oyster sauce

2 teaspoon of fish sauce

¼ teaspoon of salt

½ teaspoon of ground pepper

½ teaspoon of sugar

Cut all of the mushroom into half if they are medium ones, or you can cut them suit your fancy. Shred the shallots, garlic, and onion. Cut the tomato into 6 parts. Cut the leek about 2 cm long each cut.

Heat the oil in a deep, wide pan and then sauté the shallots, ginger, and garlic mix into it and cook over low to medium heat until they become soft and you can smell the nice odor of garlic. Add the tomato, red and green pepper, and the jalapeno, begin the sautéing until the peppers are soft. Add and mix all the seasonings, and then add the water until it boils for a moment. Check the seasoning, as you may want more salt or sugar.

After the sauce is done, add the mushroom and cook them for about 10 minutes until the seasonings dissipate into the mushroom. And then add the onion and leek, cook for a very moment and the meals are ready to serve!

I actually have to thank my mom for giving me this recipe. It is a very simple meal, its definitely easy to make, simple ingredients. Its hot and spicy and very suitable for cool weather like this.