Ingredients

  • 18 dried black mushrooms (shiitake)
  • 1 oz (25 g) dried wood ear fungus
  • 12 oz (375 g) white or cremini mushrooms
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) peanut oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp (25 ml) Chinese rice wine or dry sherry or sake
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) soya sauce
  • 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
  • 1 cup (250 ml) sliced bamboo shoots
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) sliced carrots
  • 3/4 tsp (4 ml) granulated sugar
  • 18 oz (550 g) dried wheat noodles or 2 lbs (1 kg) fresh noodles
  • 2 tbsp (25 ml) chopped green onions
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) minced ginger root
  • 1/4 tsp (1 ml) white pepper
  • 1 cup (250 ml) vegetable stock or chicken stock
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp (10 ml) stock or water
  • 8 oz (250 g) oyster mushrooms, any tough stems removed
  • 1 package enoki mushrooms, tough ends removed
  • 2 tbsp (25 ml) toasted pine nuts
  • 1/4 tsp (1 ml) sesame oil

Method

  • Rinse black mushrooms in cold water; soak in water to cover, 15 minutes or until soft.
  • Drain, reserving soaking liquid; remove and discard stems.
  • Pour 3 cups (750 ml) boiling water over dried wood-ear fungus; when cool, drain, remove stems and cut into julienne.
  • Cut white or cremini mushrooms into halves or quarters or into thick slices.
  • In a wok or large frying pan, heat 4 tsp (20 ml) of the oil over medium-high heat; cook shiitake mushrooms until golden on both sides.
  • Stir in 1/2 cup (125 ml) of shiitake soaking liquid, 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the rice wine and soya sauce; cook until liquid evaporates.
  • Transfer to a bowl.
  • Heat 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil; cook white or cremini mushrooms until golden.
  • Stir in remaining rice wine and salt; cook until liquid evaporates.
  • Add to shiitake mushrooms.
  • Heat 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil; cook bamboo shoots and carrots until edges begin to brown.
  • Stir in sugar; cook, stirring constantly, until golden.
  • Add to shiitake and cremini mushrooms.
  • In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles until tender; drain.
  • Meanwhile, in a wok, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat.
  • Add 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the green onion and the ginger; cook 10 seconds.
  • Stir in julienned wood-ear fungus and white pepper; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
  • Stir in remaining shiitake soaking liquid up to 1/2 cup (125 ml) and stock; bring to a boil and cook until reduced by one-third.
  • Stir in oyster mushrooms and mushroom-vegetable mixture; cook until oyster mushrooms soften.
  • Stir in oyster sauce and cornstarch mixture; cook until thickened.
  • Stir in remaining green onions, enoki mushrooms, pine nuts and sesame oil.
  • Serve over cooked noodles.