Braised Abalone with Mushrooms (红烧鲍菇)
Cooked long and slow in a rich oyster sauce, our Braised Abalone with Mushrooms is the BEST way to celebrate any occasion with your family!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 5 hr 10 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 kg abalone
- 100 g / 0.22 lb shiitake mushrooms ((rehydrated))
- 4 cloves garlic ((finely chopped))
- 10 g / 0.02 lb ginger ((finely sliced))
- 7 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine ((or dry sherry))
- 4 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 tsp salt ((or to taste))
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- 1 L / 4 1/4 US cup water ((or to preference))
Instructions
- 1
Pour the oil into a wok or saucepan on high heat. When hot, turn the heat to medium and add the garlic and ginger in to cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- 2
Turn the heat back up to high and add the mushrooms in. Stir fry them for 2 minutes.
- 3
Add the abalone in and stir fry for another 2 minutes.
- 4
Pour in the oyster sauce, salt, sugar and chicken bouillon powder.
- 5
Mix and cook all the ingredients for 2 minutes, then stir in the Shaoxing rice wine.
- 6
Pour the water in, give it a quick stir and bring to a boil.
- 7
When boiling, turn the heat down to low-medium and simmer for 5 hours.