Cooking Chinese Snow Fungus (tremella)
So I recently bought some dried Chinese White Fungus (aka Snow Fungus) which was championed by my Chinese boyfriend...and it turns out that he actually does not know how to cook it...LOL...any ideas?
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6 Comments:
Make a dessert soup, a tong sui in chinese.
My grandparents always make papaya soup. Boil Papaya with brown sugar sticks, and some dried nuts, i forgot what lol and snow fungus. its yumms
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disneydreamscometrue at 11:20PM on 02/09/09
We will DEFINITELY try that-- I love papaya!
healthygirl78 at 11:37AM on 02/10/09
Oh yeah, it's big in tong sui. Also snow fungus is sometimes used in savory soups or casseroles.
NYminknit at 12:08PM on 02/10/09
I have only had it in savory soups; my mom makes a wonderful soup with it. I love the texture! Delicate, but with a firm crunch. I should call her.... :D
hungryinhouston at 12:15PM on 02/10/09
trim the base and steep in broth or hot water until it blooms, say 10 minutes. add it to soup.
loulou at 7:55PM on 02/10/09
you can add it to stir fry dishes. just soak it in water, rinse, then mix with a bit of corn starch. add the fungus at the same time as the meat.
winkyj at 6:51PM on 02/11/09