Stir Fry Meat with Black Fungus （木耳）

Black fungus which is called wood ear fungus. It resemble "ear" grown on trunks of trees. In fact in Chinese, it is has a pretty straight forward translation: 木 (wood) 耳(ear). These black fungus are widely cultivate in Asia especially in China. It is believed that the black fungus has lots of health properties especially in promoting youth & longevity.  However, I love the texture of the fungus. It is so crunchy. Black fungus is an important ingredient in Chinese vegetarian diet.

Today I have bought some fresh live black fungus. Therefore, I do not need to soak it before cooking. I can use it straight away. Normally black fungus in the Asia grocery shop are dried. You will need to re-hydrate it with water for at least 30 mins - 1 hours before you can use it. Cut the black fungus into bite size. Here is the simple & tasty recipes:

Ingrediants:
300g of poultry (chicken or pork)
50g of black fungus (soaked & cut)
1tsp of oyster sauce
1tsp of Chinese cooking wine
1tsp of soya sauces
3tbsp of water
Few slices of gingers
1 tbsp of cooking oil
pinch of salt
some spring onion

1) Heat oil with gingers slices, then in the poultry, stir fried for  2 mins, then in the black fungus.
2) Add in the premix - oyster sauce, wine, soya sauces , water & cook the black fungus through. If the water dry up too fast, you can add additional tablespoon of water.
3) Add in pinch of salt if needed. Lastly before you off the stove fire, add in the spring onion.

Serve hot with rice. Enjoy~