Braised Sea Cucumber Recipe
Sea cucumbers can be eaten raw, pickled, or fried. They have a soft, slippery texture and a mild flavor, which is why they are often paired with ingredients like meats, other seafood, or spices to enhance the taste. Commonly, they are combined with foods such as Chinese cabbage, winter melon, and shiitake mushrooms.
Ingredients
- Sea cucumber (pre-cleaned) – 1 kg/2.2 lb
- wCup water (used to soak the mushrooms. Save this water for braising) – 750 ml/3 cups
- Dehydrated Shiitake Mushrooms – 80g/0.18 lb
- Garlic (lightly crushed) – 4 Cloves
- Chinese Cabbage – 350g/0.77 lb
- Black Moss (rehydrated) – 30g/0.66 lb
- Cooking Oil – 4 tbsp
- Oyster sauce – 6 tbsp (or to taste)
- Sugar – 1 tbsp (or to taste)
- Shaoxing Rice Wine – 1 tbsp
- Chicken Bouillon Powder – 1 tbsp
Instructions
- Begin by soaking the Chinese cabbage in cool, salted water. Rinse. Repeat the same procedure three times to get rid of all the impurities. Once done, allow it to dry. Now, take a small knife and carefully scrape the sea cucumber under running cold water.
- Cut the cabbage into 4cm sections along its height. Repeat the same procedure for the sea cucumbers.
- Take a large pot and place the cabbage on the bottom of it. Pour 2 US cups (470ml) of mushroom water into the pot. Allow it to simmer on a low-medium flame for about 10 minutes.
- After approximately 10 minutes, turn the flame up to high. Throw the shiitake mushrooms, sea cucumbers, and residual mushroom water into the pot.
- Next, season using sugar, chicken bouillon powder, and oyster sauce. Combine well and bring it to a boil. Once it starts to boil, lower it to a simmer.
- In the meantime, take a pan and add oil to it. Heat it up on a high flame and add the garlic cloves. Allow them to cook for around 20 seconds, or wait until they turn light brown in color.
- Add the prepared garlic, oil, and Shaoxing rice wine to the pot and mix well to combine.
- Place the black moss on top and let it to cook on a low-medium flame for the next 30 minutes. Make sure to let it cook until everything is soft.
- Serve immediately with rice!
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 17gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 584mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
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