Name: Chinese Braised Mushrooms
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger; 2 to 6 small, hot dried chiles, (broken into pieces); 3 cloves garlic, sliced thin; 1 pound mushrooms, cleaned; 1/2 cup stock, any kind; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine or sherry; 2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar, or malt vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar ((optional)); 2 teaspoons tapioca, corn or potato starch; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro