Fried Mock Eel with Osmanthus

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1. TzuChiCultureMission March 3, 2022

   Ingredients:

   * 2 dried shiitake mushrooms
   * Cornstarch or potato starch
   * 3g toasted white sesame seeds
   * 3g dried osmanthus flower
   * 1 tbsp sugar
   * 3 tbsp water
   * 1 tsp vegetarian oyster sauce
   * 1 tbsp black vinegar
   * 1/2 tsp white pepper

   Directions:

   1. Soak the mushrooms in water until soft, then marinate in some sugar, vegetarian oyster sauce, and white pepper for a day.

   2. Remove the mushroom stems and with a scissor, cut the mushroom into a spiral and into long strips.

   3. Dip the mushroom strips in cornstarch or potato starch and deep fry until golden and crisp.

   4. In a heated pan, mix the water, black vinegar, vegetarian oyster sauce and sugar, add the fried mushroom strips and sprinkle some sesame seeds and dried osmanthus flowers.

   5. Transfer onto a plate and sprinkle more sesame seeds and osmanthus flowers before serving.

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