Dish
- 1 lb fresh chestnut mushrooms
- 8oz beef brisket sliced thin
- 8oz deep-fried tofu, sliced thin
- 1 cup daikon, thin sliced
- 1 cup asparagus, one-inch lengths
- 1 cup green beans, one inch lengths
- 4 cups thick cut fresh rice noodles
Chestnut mushrooms braised in chicken stock and dashi with fresh rice noodles
Anthony Humpage
16th September 2023
Chestnut mushrooms braised in chicken stock and dashi with fresh rice noodles
40 min
Fresh chestnut mushrooms braised in chicken stock and dashi with fresh rice noodles. Braised with thib-sliced brisket, tofu, daikon, asparagus and green beans. Braise is 1/3 chicken stock, 1/3 dashi, (both made here) and 1/3 Shaoxing rice wine.
Ingredients
Braise
- Five garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
- One large shallot
- 1 cup supercharged chicken stock
- 1 cup dashi (kombu, katsuobushi, shiitake)
- 1 cup Shaoxing rice wine
- 2 Tbs low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tspn fresh ground black pepper
Method
Mushrooms
Gently saute chestnut mushrooms in EVO, garlic and sliced shallot
Beef
Slice brisket *very* thin. Add to mushrooms until sealed off
the rest
Add remaining ingredients and braising liquids, inc. low-sodium soy sauce. Gentle simmer for 20-30 minutes. Separate rice noodles. Add at end of cooking off heat until softened. Combine and serve.
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