Chinese wood ear mushrooms

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Chinese wood ear mushrooms 2017-01-15 08:25:32 Post No. 8471285
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Chinese wood ear mushrooms Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:25:32 Post No. 8471285 [Report]

how do you properly soak these?
I usually leave them in a pot of water over night (so at least 8 hours), in the fridge, with a splash of soy sauce. they re-hydrate pretty alright but they're never as soft as you would get them in a Chinese restaurant.

is adding soy sauce a bad idea? should I soak them for longer?
also, this happens regardless of brand, whether it's from a general store or a Chinese shop.

Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:27:22 Post No.8471289
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Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:27:22 Post No.8471289 [Report]

>>8471285
add a little vinegar too

Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:44:18 Post No.8471347
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Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:44:18 Post No.8471347 [Report]

>>8471289
rice vinegar or any old stuff would do?

Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:49:01 Post No.8471360
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Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:49:01 Post No.8471360 [Report]

Do you take out the pit in these?

They have a pit thats crunchy

Also they're supposed to be a bit crispy not soft

Anonymous 2017-01-15 09:07:54 Post No.8471433
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Anonymous 2017-01-15 09:07:54 Post No.8471433 [Report]

>>8471285
no

boil a kettle, submerge mushrooms, cover

they'll be ready in an hour to 45 mins

season the mushrooms after, you can use the mushroom water as stock afterwards

Anonymous 2017-01-15 09:27:33 Post No.8471507
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Anonymous 2017-01-15 09:27:33 Post No.8471507 [Report]

>>8471360
>mushrooms
>pit
it's actually a stem but ok

>>8471433
cheers, will try this next time

Anonymous 2017-01-16 03:31:33 Post No.8472968
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Anonymous 2017-01-16 03:31:33 Post No.8472968 [Report]

I collect these on dead balsam fir logs/snags. I just eat them fresh.

Anonymous 2017-01-16 03:42:30 Post No.8473017
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Anonymous 2017-01-16 03:42:30 Post No.8473017 [Report]

- Wash first like wash rice.
- Cold soak until pliable (like 15-25 minutes)
- Cover with clean water and boil ~> simmer for 15 minutes
- Dump water unlike >>8471433

Should cut off stems if you buy a package of poorly processed mushrooms unlike >>8471360

Anonymous 2017-01-16 03:42:59 Post No.8473023
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Anonymous 2017-01-16 03:42:59 Post No.8473023 [Report]

>>8471433
I actually like them with a little bit of bite.

Anonymous 2017-01-16 02:18:55 Post No.8474433
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>>8471285

Is that the same as pic related because honestly I've worked in a vietmanese and I put them in cold water for 10 min and they were ready

Anonymous 2017-01-16 02:45:33 Post No.8474482
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Anonymous 2017-01-16 02:45:33 Post No.8474482 [Report]

>>8471433
>>8473017
see, contradicting information like this is why I can't have nice things.

>>8474433
I think those soak faster because they're strips, therefore thinner than the whole mushrooms

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