what is hwc in a recipe
How to Prepare Dried Wood Ear Mushrooms for Recipeshello today we're going to talk about,how to prep
Updated on Jan 18,2023
How to Prepare Dried Wood Ear Mushrooms for Recipes
hello today we're going to talk about,how to prepare dried fungus wood ears,also known as cloud mushrooms or jelly,ears a fungus these funguses grow on the,side of wood and that's why they're,called wood funguses and what years and,they actually when they're reconstituted,they look like an ear see just like an,ear this is what they look like after,the reconstituted as you can see the bag,that I had there they came dry and,that's generally how you can find them,sometimes when you're in the Chinese,market you can find them fresh but dry,they're very hard like kind of almost,like bone right and you can't eat them,like this so they have to be,reconstituted and the reason why you're,going to want to do that is because,they're absolutely delicious they have,the most amazing earthy flavor they're,crunchy they're fantastic and hot and,sour soup salads stir fries and we're,gonna have a really delicious recipe and,a stir fry coming your way soon so I,want to show you how to prepare these,wood ears to get them ready to cook or,make them in a salad or soup or whatever,you want to do with them okay so like I,said they come dried you can't use them,like that so the very first thing you,want to do is there's many ways you can,prepare them but my favorite way is to,use hot boiling water I have in a tea,kettle here and I'm just gonna go ahead,and pour over your wood ear mushrooms,okay and I like to leave them sit,between 10 and 15 minutes okay,it allows them to open up and get rid of,all the you know the things they have on,on top of them but the next step that I,really want to do is see this is what it,looks like when after they've like had a,chance to reconstitute in the water okay,you can see the waters created this dark,brown color right and now they're,flexible I see,and really move and they have this,really great texture too and what you're,gonna want to do is run these under,water and use your fingers literally,just to wash off any debris that may be,on it whatever they might preserve them,with you do not know so you're gonna,like literally underneath the water and,rub and rinse and so that's my very next,step okay and then what you're gonna do,sorry for the movement there is you're,gonna have these lovely wood ear,mushrooms right that looked just like in,a year,yeah but there's one thing that in order,to really use these I don't know if you,can see it it has this little stem part,right here can you see that right that,part is chewy and difficult so what you,want to do is just grab your little,cutting board yeah right and just this,little edge right there I'm gonna take,it and cut it off okay and if there's,anything else that you don't like on it,then cut that off as well at this point,in time it's kind of big and I don't,like to eat things that big so if I was,making a salad maybe I you know I might,do like little tiny thin strips like,that for stir-fry I might cut them up,larger you know a little bit like this,so we'll show you all these different,ways but the reason why you are gonna,absolutely love these mushrooms is the,fact that they're good for your home,okay maybe in regular medicine we may,say oh they're really they are they're,hiring iron they're high in fiber and,that's fantastic but in traditional,Chinese medicine they're cooling okay,and they help with the spleen in the,stomach and the lungs they help moisten,dryness and promote hydration but,because they're cooling these little,guys are cooling what you'll need to,know is that it's really good to balance,that with a little heating in a heat,well what I mean by like maybe some,garlic which is warming or some ginger,or some maybe some chili which is,fabulous I mean it's absolutely,delicious like I said in hot sorry soup,and salads and,fries and all those kinds of things so,yes just to recoup what we did is they,usually come dried you have to first,reconstitute them with hot water for,about 10 to 15 minutes then you got to,rinse them under water really good and,then cut off their a little their little,edge here and then you can slice them up,and use them any way you want and this,information is in a timely moment,because it is Chinese New Year right,around the corner and I know you're,gonna be wanting to make a lot of,delicious dishes so stay tuned because,we have more coming your way have a,great day take care bye
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