Mushroom soup

It was steak night yesterday and C requested mushroom soup. Didn't take a picture but here goes.

Summary of recipe:

1. Sautè chopped half a garlic + 1 chopped shallot + 300gm sliced white mushrooms* with swirl of oil until mushroom gets fragrant.
2. Add a cup of chicken broth + 25gm butter. Let it boil for a few minutes.
3. Add 200ml of coconut milk**.
4. Blend half the mushrooms in the soup and add it back to the soup. 
5. Let the soup reduce a bit, ~10 mins, to achieve a thicker soup consistency. 

* Can be substituted with swiss brown, portabello, shitake, or a combo variety.

** Can be substituted with milk. 

Mushroom chicken

Part of a quick meal. 

Summary of recipe:

Preparation:

1. Soak 4 dried Chinese or Shitake mushrooms + 1 piece of dried wood ear. When soften, remove from water and cut into strips when soften.

2. Peel and chop half a garlic.

3. Cut 1 chicken breast into bite-size pieces and marinate with 1 swirl each of soy, shaoxing wine, sesame oil and two dashes of white pepper, ginger powder and corn flour. 

Cook:

4. In a pan, add two swirl of oil.

5. When the oil is very hot, pan fry the chicken pieces till 80% brown. Remove chicken from pan.

6. Discard half or more of the oil.

7. Stir fry the garlic for 30 secs, add in mushroom and wood ear strips. Stir fry until fragrant. 

8. Add in the earlier chicken and stir fry for another minute. 

(Optional) 9. Top with toasted sesame seeds.