Diary of a Foodaholic

This recipe is from my friend, who is originally from China, and the food is kind of her traditional food…

I actually ate this type of imitation meat before, my mom used to make it for us back in Indonesia, but her way of cooking and the taste of the dish is totally opposite from my friend’s…my mom is deep fried and salty, while my friend is stir fried and sweet…

Both are delicious but I will talk about the sweet one because I made this one today…hehe =) When my friend first made this dish for me few months ago, I asked her the recipe right away because it’s so yummy…

alright, here we go…

First, you need to boil some peanuts because we will mix them with the dish at the end…

Next, boil some water and pour on dried shitake mushroom, but if you want to use the fresh mushroom it’s ok too..

Slice some imitation meat, you can buy these at chinese supermarket like Lion or Ranch 99, usually they are next by the Tofu section….

Then you wash, yeah…wash =P… the meat in cold water 3-4 times, and squeeze until no more excess of water in the meat….

Fry the meat until golden brown, but not dry…add some soy sauce and lots of sugar…and add on the shitake and the water from shitake…put on a lid and let it shimer for about 20 minutes or until the meat is tender…We are suppose to add some ear mushroom too on this dish but I forgot to buy it =P

When the water is reduced and the meat is tender..open the lid and let the dish cool off…

After it’s cool, sprinkle with sesame oil, and add the boiled peanut in…don’t mixed the peanut in when the meat is hot, otherwise, the peanut will change color to brownish…for garnish you can put some chopped cilantro, it will look nicer and the taste is refreshing….unfortunately, my bobo, the "picky eater" doesn’t like cilantro…hehehe…that’s why I didn’t put any….

Hope you enjoy it…. =)

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