How to make Hericium erinaceus

Everyone must have eaten mushrooms, but have you ever eaten Hericium erinaceus? Do you know how to cook Hericium erinaceus ? Let's learn it in detail now.

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Hericium erinaceus

Introduction to Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus is listed as one of the "Four Famous Dishes" along with bear paw, sea cucumber and shark fin. The mushroom flesh is tender, fragrant and delicious, known as "vegetarian meat", and was listed as a tribute in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

How to make Hericium erinaceus

Pork ribs with Hericium erinaceus

(Ingredients) 250g of soaked Hericium erinaceus, 150g of pork ribs, 50g each of soaked black fungus, soaked magnolia slices, and rapeseed heart, shrimp, refined salt, MSG, eggs, vinegar, onions, ginger, dry starch, clear soup, sesame oil, and cooked lard. (Preparation) Remove the roots and stems of soaked Hericium erinaceus, cut into slices, blanch briefly in boiling water, remove, and squeeze out the water; peel the pork ribs, wash, chop into minced meat, put them in a bowl, add egg white, water, and refined salt, stir well, squeeze into balls, put them in boiling water, blanch until cooked, and remove; wash the soaked magnolia slices and rapeseed heart, cut into slices; wash the onions and ginger, and cut them into thin strips. Put the rapeseed heart in boiling water and blanch until cooked, and remove. Put the cooked lard and egg yolk liquid made with dry starch in a wok on low heat, spread into egg skin, take out, and cut into slices. Add clear soup, magnolia slices, dried shrimps, black fungus, rape heart, scallion shreds, ginger shreds, egg skin, pork dumplings, and Hericium erinaceus slices into a wok and bring to a boil. Add salt, MSG, and vinegar, skim off the foam, drizzle with sesame oil, and serve. [Effects] Suitable for anemia.

Hericium erinaceus stewed pork ribs

[Ingredients] 250g fresh Hericium erinaceus, 200g pork ribs. 3 shiitake mushrooms, appropriate amount of refined salt and soy sauce. (Preparation) Soak the fresh Hericium erinaceus to remove the bitterness; slice the shiitake mushrooms after soaking; wash the pork ribs and cut them into small pieces. Put the Hericium erinaceus, shiitake mushroom slices and pork ribs into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook over high heat for half an hour, and add refined salt and soy sauce. [Effects] Aids digestion and keeps fit.

Braised Hericium erinaceus with tendon

Ingredients: 200g of soaked Hericium erinaceus, 250g of tendon, 20g each of winter bamboo shoots, ham, and dried shrimp, and appropriate amounts of chicken oil, soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, MSG, scallion, ginger, lard, and refined salt. (Method] Cut the soaked Hericium erinaceus into slices along the spines; cut the tendon into sections; cut the ham and winter bamboo shoots into slices; cut the scallion and ginger into bean slices. Put the Hericium erinaceus slices and tendon sections into a boiling water pot and blanch them. When the lard is added to the wok and heated to 70% hot, pour in the Hericium erinaceus slices and tendon sections and stir-fry, pour into a colander, and drain the oil. Add scallion slices, ginger slices, ham slices, winter bamboo shoots slices, dried shrimp, Hericium erinaceus slices, tendon sections, and then add cooking wine, refined salt, soy sauce, sugar, MSG, and water to the original pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat until the sauce is thick, pour in chicken oil, and serve on a plate. [Effects] Aids digestion and strengthens bones.

Braised Hericium erinaceus with winter bamboo shoots

(Ingredients) 550g Hericium erinaceus, appropriate amounts of ham slices, cooked bamboo shoot slices, cooking wine, refined salt, scallion knots, ginger slices, rapeseed heart, and cooked lard. (Preparation) Remove the roots and stalks of Hericium erinaceus and cut them into large pieces along the hair; wash the rapeseed heart and cut it into sections. Heat the cooked lard in a wok over medium heat, add ginger slices and scallion knots and fry until fragrant, add cooking wine, Hericium erinaceus slices, ham slices, cooked bamboo shoot slices, and rapeseed heart sections and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat until the Hericium erinaceus slices are soft, then switch to medium heat, add refined salt, sprinkle with cooked lard, and pour into a large round plate. [Effects] Suitable for insomnia.

Therapeutic effects of Hericium erinaceus

The unsaturated fatty acids contained in Hericium erinaceus are beneficial to blood circulation and can reduce blood cholesterol levels. It is an ideal food for patients with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. It can improve the body's immune function and delay human aging. Modern medical research has found that Hericium erinaceus can inhibit the synthesis of genetic material in cancer cells, thereby preventing digestive tract cancer and other malignant tumors. The efficacy of Hericium erinaceus on digestive tract diseases such as gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and gastritis is remarkable. After being steamed and eaten before going to bed, it has a health-care effect on patients with tracheal, esophageal and smooth muscle tissue diseases, can help sleep and relieve asthma, and enhance cell vitality and resistance.

The above are some simple ways to cook Hericium erinaceus. Are you drooling after watching them? Hurry up and make it yourself.