Mushroom Cuisine -- Modern Recipes

Author: Liang Qiongbai
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
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Shiitake Mushroom Lotus Root Soup:
Ingredients: 4 shiitake mushrooms, 1 lotus root, 10 red dates, 2 slices of ginger, 300g pork ribs.
Seasonings: 1 tbsp wine, 1 tsp salt, a pinch of pepper.
Instructions:
1. First, rinse the pork ribs, blanch them, remove the blood, then rinse clean. Place them in 10 cups of boiling water, add 1 tbsp of wine, and add ginger slices. Reduce heat and simmer until tender.
2. Wash the lotus root, remove the outer skin, cut off the two ends, and then cut it in half lengthwise. Slice it into thin pieces and add to the pork ribs, simmer until tender. Simmer in the soup with the cleaned red dates for 40 minutes on low heat.
3. Rinse the shiitake mushrooms, slice them thickly, and add to the soup. Add salt for seasoning. Once all the ingredients are tender, turn off the heat. Sprinkle with pepper and serve.