Chinese Dishes Recipes

Braised Mushrooms with Quail Eggs Recipe

cooking time: 8 minutes

 

Ingredients

2 dozen quail eggs

2 tablespoon soy sauce

12 stalks green cabbage ( 567 grams)

2 cup canned button mushrooms

3 cup oil for frying

6 1-inch sections green onions

1/2 tablespoon rice wine

1/2 cup water

1/3 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon MSG

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 tablespoon cornstarch (corn flour)

1/2 tablespoon water

 

Method

 

  • Cook quail eggs in boiling water for 5 minutes until hard-boiled, remove,, drain and remove shells; mix

        with 2 tablespoons soy sauce while still warm.

 

  • Remove any old leaves from green cabbage and discard; cut cabbage into 4-inch sections.

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  • Precook in boiling water for 1 minute; remove and precook mushrooms in water for 1/2 minute; remove and place vegetables in cold water to cool; remove and drain.

  • Heat oil for deep-frying and deep-fry quail eggs over high heat until golden brown; remove and drain. 

  • Remove all but 3 tablespoons. oil from pan and reheat; stir-fry green cabbage sections with 1/2 teaspoons, salt over high heat for 30 seconds, remove and arrange on serving plate as illustrated.

  • Reheat pan and 4 tablespoon oil; stir-fry green onion until fragrant and add mushrooms, 1/2 tablespoon rice wine, and cook 2 minutes over high heat and add quail eggs and cornstarch and water to thicken.  

  • Add 1 tablespoon oil and toss lightly to mix ingredients; remove to serving plate and serve.

* If green cabbage is unavailable, substitute celery or broccoli, cut into sections 1/2 inch thick.

 

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