Creative Ways to Cook with Mushrooms – Recipes You Haven’t Tried

Shake up your routine with these unexpected yet delicious Mushrooms recipes — fun, easy, and full of flavour.

Recipes with Mushrooms

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Steamed Chicken with Dried Wood Ear Mushrooms and Dried Banana Flowers

Steamed Chicken with Dried Wood Ear Mushroom and Banana Flower is an oriental steamed dish that combines chicken with dried wood ear mushroom, dried banana flower, and red dates. Seasonings such as oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and pepper provide a savory taste and distinctive aroma. The steaming process makes the chicken tender and the spices are perfectly absorbed, resulting in a healthy and delicious dish.

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Braised Winter Melon with Tofu and Grilled Pork Belly

Braised winter melon with pork belly and tofu is a delicious home-cooked dish. The golden fried gammon steak (probably pork belly) is stewed with winter melon, tofu, mushrooms and other ingredients, and seasoned with garlic, shallots, scallions, ginger slices, etc. Finally, it is seasoned with oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar, stewed until the flavors are absorbed, and thickened with cornstarch water. It has a rich taste and delicious flavor.

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Sesame Oil Chicken Rice

Fragrant but not greasy, aromatic but not spicy - this sesame oil chicken rice is full of sesame oil aroma. The ginger slices warm the stomach and are good for health, while the rice grains are chewy and soft, making it a truly warm and nourishing dish.

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Mushroom, scallop, pork ribs and winter melon soup

Mushroom, scallop, pork ribs and wax gourd soup is the best soup in summer. The aroma of mushrooms and the sweetness of scallop and pork ribs are soaked in the wax gourd. The soup is very fresh and sweet, and it is very delicious.

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Winter melon, scallop and lean meat soup

Winter melon soup is really a home-cooked dish. Every household knows how to make this soup. Winter melon can clear away heat and moisturize the body. The soup made from it is sweet and delicious. This soup is the best when my two sons are suffering from heatstroke.

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Hairy melon pork soup

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Turnip Cake

Turnip cake is a classic Hong Kong dim sum dish, and many families make it at home, especially during the Chinese New Year. The radish cake has a soft and glutinous texture and a strong aroma of cured meat. It has a unique flavor when served with soy sauce or sweet soy sauce. This traditional radish cake is mainly made of white radish, sticky rice flour, Chinese sausage, bacon, mushrooms and dried shrimps. It can be enjoyed directly after steaming, or it can be sliced and fried to add a layer of flavor.

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Salted pork belly tofu soup

Salted Pork Belly Tofu Soup is a comforting homemade dish that combines the rich, savory flavor of salted pork belly with the delicate softness of tofu. Simmered together, the ingredients create a light yet deeply flavorful broth. The pork belly infuses the soup with umami, while the tofu absorbs the essence, making each bite tender and satisfying. Garnished with fresh herbs, this soup is both nourishing and heartwarming—perfect for a cozy family meal.

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Pork and Vegetable Dumplings

We have to set aside a lot of time to make dumplings at my house because everyone in the family loves eating dumplings, so we have to make a lot. This time we made two kinds of pork and vegetable dumplings: small tangcai and Chinese cabbage, and also topped them with mushrooms, dried shrimps, fungus and carrots, which are full of flavors and nutrients. Today's portion is relatively large. If you don't need such a large amount, you can reduce the ingredients proportionally.

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Seafood Fried Udon

Seafood fried udon is a delicious fried noodle dish that combines a variety of seafood with udon noodles. This dish is mainly made of frozen seafood, onions, cabbage, scallions, mushrooms and other ingredients, paired with udon noodles. After being stir-fried and seasoned, it presents a delicious flavor. Udon noodles absorb the umami flavor of seafood and vegetables, and have a smooth and tender texture. Paired with the fragrant sauce, the whole dish is rich in flavor and is suitable as a staple food choice for lunch or dinner.