Luohan Stuffed Squash

Name: Luohan Stuffed Squash
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 Summer squash (medium, peeled, deseeded, and hollowed out); 2 Shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft and julienned); 5 g Wood ear fungus (soaked until soft and julienned); 5 Straw mushrooms (julienned); 1 Fried gluten (julienned); 20 g Carrot (julienned); 20 g Bamboo shoots (julienned); 1 tbsp Oyster sauce (for sauce); 2 tbsp Water (for sauce); 1 tsp Sugar (for sauce); 1 tsp Ginger juice (for sauce); 1 tsp Cooking wine (for sauce); 1 level tsp Cornstarch (for sauce); 50 ml Stock (for simmering liquid); 1/2 tbsp Oyster sauce (for simmering liquid); 1 tsp Sugar (for simmering liquid); 1 tsp Cornstarch (for simmering liquid); 1 tbsp Oil (for simmering liquid)

This dish is made by stuffing a filling of shredded dried shiitake, wood ear mushroom, straw mushroom and other ingredients into fuzzy melon (jie gua), then cooking on high in the microwave.

30 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Summer squash (medium, peeled, deseeded, and hollowed out) 2

Shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft and julienned) 2

Wood ear fungus (soaked until soft and julienned) 5 g

Straw mushrooms (julienned) 5

Fried gluten (julienned) 1

Carrot (julienned) 20 g

Bamboo shoots (julienned) 20 g

Oyster sauce (for sauce) 1 tbsp

Water (for sauce) 2 tbsp

Sugar (for sauce) 1 tsp

Ginger juice (for sauce) 1 tsp

Cooking wine (for sauce) 1 tsp

Cornstarch (for sauce) 1 level tsp

Stock (for simmering liquid) 50 ml

Oyster sauce (for simmering liquid) 1/2 tbsp

Sugar (for simmering liquid) 1 tsp

Cornstarch (for simmering liquid) 1 tsp

Oil (for simmering liquid) 1 tbsp

Instructions

Preparing the Squash

Peel and deseed the squash, then hollow out the center.

Preparing the Filling Ingredients

Soak the shiitake mushrooms and wood ear fungus until soft, then julienne them. Julienne the straw mushrooms, fried gluten, carrot, and bamboo shoots as well.

Making the Filling

Mix the sauce with the julienned ingredients until well combined. Transfer to a microwave-safe container, cover with plastic wrap leaving a small opening for steam, and microwave on high for 1 minute to set the filling.

Cooking the Dish

Stuff the filling into the hollowed-out squash, place in a microwave-safe container, and pour in the simmering liquid. Cover with plastic wrap leaving a small opening for steam, and microwave on medium-high for 4 minutes. Serve immediately.