Stir Fry Snow Peas with Black Fungus

There was a big discount on the Snow peas at Tesco

yesterday.

I bet that the snow peas season are out now.

There were a group of aunties grabbing a few

packets of snow peas and I finally understood why.

They were so fresh, crisp and bright dark green in

color.

The pea pods were not bulky, just thin and tiny

pods.

I bought 5 packets because I decided to Stir Fry

Snow Peas with Black Fungus today.

My mother in law had brought a bag of dried black

fungus which she had bought from the night market.

She told me that black fungus is much healthier

than button mushrooms and goes well with snow

peas.

Hence, I decided to follow her advice since she “ate

more grass” than me.

“Ate more grass” is a Chinese proverb that means

had more experience than me.

If you are a vegetarian, this snow peas recipe is just

right for you and your family.

If you are a meat eater, toss in a few slices of pork,

beef or chicken fillets into the snow peas with black

fungus to add more flavor.

How to prepare Snow peas- 

First and foremost, soak the snow peas

into a bowl of water to remove any pesticides, dirt,

whatever on them.

Then, remove the string off the snow peas right

from the tip, just pull along to the bottom slowly.

If you pull too fast , it will break off halfway.

Those strings if not removed, you will find that you

are chewing raw  grass instead of snow peas.

When choosing snow peas, remember to choose

thin, bright dark green in color.

Avoid those fat, bulky snow peas with bulging pea

pods.

Green yellowish color and dry, flimsy snow peas

should be avoided.

Black fungus–

It is sold dried and curly shape.

It is actually the fungus grow on the bark of the tree

like “ears” that tasted alike chewy jelly or squids.

These fungus are considered an expensive

ingredients but pack with more nutritions compare

to button mushrooms and shitake mushrooms.

Black fungus needed to be soaked in a bowl of hot

water in order to soften them.

Then cut the black fungus into strips or any shape

you desire.

I prefer to cut them into bite pieces for more chewy

bites.

Meats- This is an optional ingredient. If you are a

vegetarian leave this ingredient out.

If you are a meat lover, you could add in strips of

slices of lean pork, beef or chicken fillets into this

vegetable dish.

I prefer pork, lean pork with no fats that added

more flavor into this dish.

Packed with more proteins and energy for my kids.

How to cook Snow peas with Black Fungus

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic-chopped

1 packet of snow peas- washed, remove strings

2 pieces of dried black fungus- soaked in hot water,

cut

200g of lean pork- cut into thin slices

A little corn flour to coat the pork

Seasoning

1 tbsp of oyster sauce

1 tbsp of light soy sauce

1 tsp Chinese wine

1 tsp corn flour mix with 2 tbsp of water solution

Method

1. Marinate pork with 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp

corn flour and a few dashes of black pepper. Set

aside.

2. Bring wok to heat with 2 tbsp oil.

3. Saute garlic until fragrant.

4. Add in marinate pork slices, stir fry for a couple of

minutes to semi cook the pork

5. Add in snow peas and fungus, stir fry a few times.

6. Pour in a little water if the dish is too dry.

7. Add in the seasoning, stir fry until all ingredients

are well combined.

8. Simmer until the pork is cooked.

9. Dish up and serve hot

Yield: 2-3 persons

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