Stir-fried oyster mushroom broth

This gently spicy broth is influenced by Oriental cooking where oyster mushrooms are considered a delicacy. It is a wonderfully easy way to celebrate wild mushrooms.

Credit: Royal Gardens on a Plate

• serves

  4

• prep

  20 minutes

• cook

  30 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Ingredients

For the mushroom consommé base

• 4 tsp sesame oil
• 1 banana shallot (about 80 g/2¾ oz), peeled and finely sliced
• 1 garlic clove, finely sliced
• 1 thyme sprig
• 20 g (¾ oz) dried mushrooms, chopped
• 300 g (10 ½oz) flat mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 2 pinches of sea salt
• 2 pinches of freshly ground white pepper
• 2 tsp soy sauce

For the garnish

• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 125 g (4½ oz) carrot, sliced
• 5 g finely chopped ginger
• 1 chilli, seeds removed, chopped
• 300 g (10½ oz) oyster mushrooms
• 40 g (1½ oz) bean sprouts
• pinch of salt
• pinch of black pepper
• 200 g (7 oz) Chinese lettuce
• 10 g coriander leaves
• 4 spring onions (scallions), sliced
• squeeze of lemon juice

Instructions

For the mushroom consommé base, heat the sesame oil in a large sauté pan or large frying pan over medium heat, sweat the shallot, garlic, thyme and dried mushrooms for 5 minutes or until soft.

Add the flat mushrooms and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes.

Add 300 ml (10 fl oz) water and the soy sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for a further 15 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, taste and adjust the seasoning if required.

For the garnish, heat the oil in a sauté pan or frying pan over medium heat. Fry the carrot, ginger and chilli for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and bean sprouts then season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook for a further minute.

Stir in the remaining ingredients and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, taste and adjust the seasoning, if required.

To serve, divide the vegetables between 4 bowls and pour over the hot mushroom broth.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.