Healthy diet recipe: oatmeal with mushrooms and vegetables

The wood ear mushroom (Auricularia polytricha), is one of the most popular mushrooms in the culinary world, especially in Chinese cuisine. It is more commonly known as tree ear, dried black mushroom, silver ear, mook yee, or cloud ear. The cloud ear is a different type of mushroom, but it is almost similar to the wood ear mushroom. It is called a wood ear mushroom because it grows on live or dead wood and looks like an ear. Dried and fresh types of wood ear mushrooms are available in the market.

The wood ear mushroom has a solid shape and a thick skin. Its texture is similar to gelatin. Fresh mushrooms will be crisp when cooked. Without a doubt, adding mushrooms to a soup will give it a unique texture and flavor. The flavor of this mushroom is not as strong as other mushrooms such as oyster mushroom or shitake. This mushroom has a bit of a woodsy fragrance and earthy flavor.

Dried wood-eared mushrooms are rich in vitamin D, vitamin B1, and B2. In some research, it is concluded that this type of mushroom is the second highest in fiber. It contains three times more iron than in animal liver and twice as much calcium as in milk. It is also believed to have many health benefits, such as preventing heart disease and blood clotting. Some sources claimed that it has some substances that can help lower cholesterol levels, prevent atherosclerosis, prevent cancer, relieve hemorrhoid symptoms, and improve digestive health.

Here is a wood ear mushroom recipe that you can try. This is for two servings.

Ingredients:

– 10 grams of wood ear mushrooms (soaked in water for one hour)]

– 500 grams of water

– 2 tablespoons instant oatmeal

– 70 grams of frozen vegetables

– Half a teaspoon of salt

– Half a teaspoon of ground pepper

– Half a teaspoon of garlic powder

How to do it:

– Bring the water to a boil, put the mushrooms. Cook them for a while.

– Add salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir well.

– Incorporate the oats little by little.

– Add frozen vegetables. Cook for a while.

– Ready to serve.

Some serving tips for a change:

1. Serve it along with your daily meals.

2. Add more chicken or beef for more protein.

Nutritional information

– Energy: 85 calories

– Fat: 1 gram

– Carbohydrates: 15 grams

– Fiber: 9.5 grams

– Protein: 3.7 grams