Chef John's Cooking Class | King Oyster Mushroom Bowl With Braised Chicken - Taste Show

Name: Chef John's Cooking Class | King Oyster Mushroom Bowl With Braised Chicken - Taste Show
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 396 g King oyster mushroom; 453 g Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless; 0.25 tsp Salt (for blanching oyster mushroom); 28 g Garlic cloves, peeled; 1 piece Shiitake mushroom, softened in water; 5 piece Star anise (3 for braising ; 2 for steaming process); 4 stalk Green onion (3 for braising ; 1 for steaming process); 99 g Broccoli; 1 tbsp Soy sauce, marinade; 1 tbsp Soy sauce, seasoning; 0.5 tbsp oyster sauce, seasoning; 2 tsp Sugar, seasoning; 0.25 tsp Salt, to taste; 0.5 tsp five spice powder, to taste

11 steps

King Oyster Mushroom Bowl with Braised Chicken is a staple dish that combines both meat and vegetables and involves frying, boiling, and steaming the ingredients. After this process, both the mushrooms and the chicken will have soaked up each other’s flavor, and the ultimate texture is silky smooth with distinctive umami.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:53:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories226.2 kcal (11%)

Total Fat5 g (7%)

Carbs9.6 g (4%)

Sugars4.5 g (5%)

Protein28 g (56%)

Sodium1175 mg (59%)

Fiber2.4 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

396gking oyster mushroom

453gchicken thighs

boneless and skinless

¼ tspsalt

for blanching oyster mushroom

28ggarlic cloves

peeled

1 pieceshiitake mushroom

softened in water

5 piecestar anise

3 for braising, 2 for steaming process

4 stalkgreen onion

3 for braising, 1 for steaming process

99gbroccoli

1 Tbspsoy sauce

marinade

1 Tbspsoy sauce

seasoning

½ Tbspoyster sauce

seasoning

2 tspsugar

seasoning

¼ tspsalt

to taste

½ tspfive spice powder

to taste

Instructions

Step 1

In a large pot with boiling water, add a pinch of salt, and blanch king oyster mushroom.

Step 2

Deep fry garlic cloves at 280°F/140°C until light brown.

Step 3

Marinate chicken with 1 tbsp soy sauce. Deep-fry chicken at about 300-340°F/150-170°C until golden brown.

Step 4

In a wok over medium heat, add oil, green onion, chicken meat, water, oyster mushroom, soy sauce, sugar, star anise, five-spice powder, and oyster sauce. Stir fry to mix well. Cover and stew for 30 minutes. Then set aside to cool. Take out the oyster mushroom and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Step 5

Thinly slice the chicken into ¼ inch (0.5cm) thick slices.

Step 6

Slice the braised king oyster mushroom into ⅛ inch (0.25 cm) thin slices lengthwise.

Step 7

In a large bowl, put shiitake mushroom upside down in the center of the bottom.

Step 8

Arrange the king oyster slices nicely covering the entire bottom of the bowl.

Step 9

Add in chicken slices, star anise, green onion.

Step 10

Steam for 15 minutes.