Mr. Hawthorne is stir frying tonight.
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It's a rhapsody in brown.
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Instructions said the stems were tough and fibrous
and not to use except maybe to add flavor to a stock.
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Mr. Hawthorne chopped celery, onion, and green pepper.
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And he thinly sliced some garlic.
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Wok is on high heat.
Heat a little peanut oil and throw in the garlic slices.
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And the peppers.
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And the onions.
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And the celery.
Stir fry about one minute.
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Add in the shiitakes.
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Stir fry about 1 minute.
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Then Mr. Hawthorne added in a little water
to steam everything.
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Keep stir frying over high heat about 2 minutes.
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Pour prepared cornstarch slurry down the sides of the pan,
not directly on top of the veggies.
You want the slurry to stay hot and thicken up.
Cornstarch slurry:
1 TB cornstarch
1/4 cup water
2 TB soy sauce
1 heaping TB sugar
Stir to dissolve.
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Stir fry until thickened.
Total time from start to finish -
about 6 minutes.
That's the beauty of stir frying.
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Oooh.
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Isn't this pretty?
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Shiitake mushrooms are more robust
than the little white button mushrooms.
They're earthy.
And meaty.
And they're fungusy.
It's win/win/win.
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And the fact that we grew these ourselves
always makes it taste better.
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I can't wait to harvest the next batch.
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Lentinula edodes.
It's what's for dinner.
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