A recipe for Chinese Stuffed Mushrooms. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Chinese Stuffed Mushrooms shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
24 Fresh mushrooms (about 1 lb)6 oz Uncooked, boneless lean pork
1/4 c Drained whole water
Chestnuts
3 Green onions
1/2 Small red or green pepper,
- seeded
1 sm Stalk celery
1 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Grated, pared fresh ginger
- root
2 ts Rice wine or dry sherry
1 ts Soy sauce
1/2 ts Hoi sin sauce
1 Egg white
3 c Vegetable oil
1/2 c All-purpose flour
BATTER: 1/2 c Cornstarch
1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Milk
1/3 c Water
Directions
FOR MUSHROOMS: 1. Clean mushrooms by wiping with a damp cloth. Remove stems, chopstems finely and transfer to large bowl. 2. Finely chop pork, water chestnuts, onions, pepper and celery with
sharp knife or in food processor. Add to chopped mushroom stems. Add cornstarch, ginger, wine, soy and hoi sin sauces and egg white. Mix well. 3. Spoon pork mixture into cavities of mushroom caps, mounding
mixture in center. 4. Heat oil in wok over high heat until it reaches 375 degrees F.
5. Prepare batter. Carefully dip mushrooms in flour then in batter,
coating completely. Fry 6 or 8 mushrooms at a time in hot oil until golden, about 5 minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. FOR BATTER: 6. Combine cornstarch flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Blend
in milk and water. Yield: 2 dozen
