Healthy Mushrooms

Tiendesitas, Pasig City – perfect location for everyone; you can go shopping, dine and if you are a pet lover, you can also choose one.  Last Saturday, I had a meeting with Batang Hamog Mountaineers and Couch Surfing Manila in this place and one thing captured my eyes – the mushrooms.    

One company embarked on this business with the end in view of putting nutritional value.  Mushrooms are rich proteins, vitamins and minerals.  They are also known for their medicinal value, with Shiitake being anti-cancer and possessing immune system enhancing ability, King Oyster (Eringii) with inhibitory effect on cholesterol level and laxative effect that treats constipation, and Maitake (hen of the woods) with noted ability to lower blood sugar levels in addition to being known as antioxidant.  

Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula Edodes)

Healthy.Mushrooms Inc. (HMI) – is a corporation created and registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2010 with primary purpose to engage in the cultivation, growing and processing of gourmet mushrooms using state of the ear equipments under controlled environment and utilizing technology-based production system.  Its plant facilities and offices are located at Angeles Livelihood Complex, EPZA, Brgy. Pulung Cacutud, Angeles City.

Mushrooms with Oyster Sauce

Ingredients:

100g Shiitake mushrooms

100g Eryngii (king oyster) 2 pcs.

50g Broccoli, chopped

1 tsp. Vegetable oil

4 cloves garlic, minced, chopped

1 pc. White onion (small) diced

1 tsp. Oyster sauce

½ tbsp. Butter

Salt

Black pepper

¼ tsp. Sesame oil (optional)

Directions:

1.       Cut the stem of shiitake, and then slice the top of the head and the stem lengthwise 3 mm thick.

2.       Chop the eryngii in three parts; slice each piece lengthwise, 2 mm thick.

3.       Heat the vegetable oil in a pan (preferably non stick pan).  Saute the garlic, onions, broccoli and eryngii.  Stir for 2 minutes then put the shiitake.  Add salt and pepper, stir for another 3 mins.  When the mushrooms have released its liquid, add butter and oyster sauce.   Stir to blend.

4.       Add the sesame oil, cook until vegetables have softened (Do not add water since the vegetables has its own juices and the sauce will be thicker.  But if you prefer to do so, add only small amount.

5.       Serve while it’s hot.