Liang Ban (Mushroom Salad With Chiles)

Submitted by Member 610488

"This recipe is from a small village in Yunnan Province, China called Duan Jia Deng."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-8

ingredients

• 14 dried arbol chiles, stemmed
• 2 tablespoons scallions, minced
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons vegetarian soy sauce
• 12 large shiitake mushrooms, stemmed thinly sliced
• kosher salt, plus more to taste

directions

1. Working in batches, place chiles in a spice grinder and process until finely ground. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in scallions, oil, vinegar, and soy sauce to form a thick sauce. Set sauce aside.
2. Bring a 4 qt saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until lightly chewy (5 minutes).
3. Drain mushrooms and transfer to a kitchen towel. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Transfer mushrooms to bowl with sauce and toss until evenly coated. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.