Simmered Wombok & Asian Mushrooms

Name: Simmered Wombok & Asian Mushrooms
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 to 3 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300 g Wombok; 150 g Asian Mushrooms *I used King Oyster, Pearl Oyster, Shimeji, Enoki; 150 g thinly sliced Pork *OR Chicken, Fried Tofu, etc; 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; Salt & White Pepper; 1 tablespoon Potato Starch *mixed with 1 tablespoon Water; 200 ml Chicken Stock *OR 200ml Water & 1 teaspoon Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder; *Note: Dashi Stock can be used instead of Chicken Stock; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce *plus extra as required; 1 tablespoon Mirin; *Note: If you like sweeter flavour, add some Sugar rather than adding more Mirin

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

It seems Wombok is currently in season, and it is cheap and delicious. There are many dishes that you can cook OR make using Wombok, but my favourite is simmered dishes. I love Wombok softly cooked in comforting soup, that is thickened with Potato Starch. Today I added Pork, but you can add Chicken OR Fried Tofu, etc.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

10 minutes

2 to 3 Servings

300 gWombok
150 gAsian Mushrooms *I used King Oyster, Pearl Oyster, Shimeji, Enoki
150 gthinly sliced Pork *OR Chicken, Fried Tofu, etc
1 teaspoonSesame Oil
Salt & White Pepper
1 tablespoonPotato Starch *mixed with 1 tablespoon Water
Soup
200 mlChicken Stock *OR 200ml Water & 1 teaspoon Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder
*Note: Dashi Stock can be used instead of Chicken Stock
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce *plus extra as required
1 tablespoonMirin
*Note: If you like sweeter flavour, add some Sugar rather than adding more Mirin

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Wash Wombok, cut into 1-2cm wide pieces, and separate white hard parts and soft leafy parts. Cut Pork (OR Chicken, etc.) into bite-size pieces. Clean and cut OR tear Mushrooms into smaller pieces.
2

Prepare all other ingredients before you start cooking.
3

Heat Sesame Oil in a frying pan OR large saucepan over medium heat, cook Pork and white hard parts of Wombok. Lightly season with Salt & Pepper.
4

Add Mushrooms (if you use Enoki, DO NOT add it yet) and soft leafy parts of Wombok, and stir for a few minutes.
5

Add the Soup and bring to the boil, then add Enoki if you add it. Taste the Soup, and add extra Soy Sauce if required. I added extra 1 teaspoon today. Once everything is cooked, stir the Potato Starch mixture, and gradually add it as you are stirring constantly. When the soup it thickened, it is done.