Chinese Sauces Recipes - Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 Chinese dried mushrooms

• 45ml/3 tbsp peanut oil

• 60ml/4 tbsp soy sauce

• 15ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 15ml/1 tbsp sugar

• 15ml/1 tbsp corn flour

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water with the sugar for 30 minutes then drain, reserving 120ml/1/2 cup of the liquid. Discard the stalks and halve the caps.

2. Heat 30ml/2 tbsp of oil and stir-fry the mushrooms for 2 minutes.

3. Add the soy sauce, wine or sherry and salt. Stir in the remaining oil, mushroom liquid and sugar, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Blend the corn flour to a paste with a little water then stir it into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Pour over rice to serve.