Clearspring Organic Japanese Shiitake Mushrooms - Dried

Organic Japanese Shiitake Mushrooms - Dried

Name: Organic Japanese Shiitake Mushrooms - Dried
Brand: Clearspring
SKU: CS741
Price: 7.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Description

Honouring the traditional method, Clearspring Shiitake Mushrooms are organically cultivated on authentic sawtooth oak logs in a natural wild environment. The harvested shiitake are carefully dried and have the full depth of umami flavour that is highly prized in both Eastern and Western cuisine.

Ingredients

Dried shiitake mushrooms* (Lentinula edodes). *organically grown

Nutritional Info

Low Fat
Low in Saturated Fat
Low Sugar
Very Low Salt
High in Fibre
High in Protein

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Typical values	g per 100g
Energy kCal:	267 kcal
Protein:	21 g
Carbohydrate:	19 g
of which sugars:	0.7 g
Fat:	2.1 g
of which saturates:	0.4 g
of which monounsaturates:	0 g
Fibre:	43 g
Salt:	0.03 g
Energy kJ:	1110 kJ

How to Use

To prepare, soak for 30 minutes in warm water, remove any hard stems, slices if desired and cook with grains or in stir-fries and soups.

For a flavourful Japanese Dashi broth, boil a few mushrooms and their soaking water with a small strip of Clearspring Kombu sea vegetable for 15 minutes. Use a a base for miso soup or season to taste with soya sauce.

Organic

Plant-based

Shiitake are one of the East’s most exotic and delicious foods, with a subtle woody taste that adds gourmet flair to almost any dish. Our Organic Shiitake Mushrooms (sometimes spelt shitake) are carefully grown, selected and dried to offer the full depth of flavour and aroma that is highly prized in both Eastern and Western cuisine. The variety used is characterised by large, well-developed caps, which makes them easy to reconstitute and use in everyday cooking. The word Shiitake means (shii - oak tree, take - mushroom) that have a long history of use.

To prepare Clearspring Shiitake:

Leave to soak for about 30 - 45 minutes in water
Remove any hard stems
Slice if desired
Cook with grains, stir-fries, vegetables and soups.

For a flavourful broth, boil a few shiitake and their soaking water with some kombu sea vegetable for 15 minutes, then season with shoyu or tamari and mirin to taste.

Organic Japanese Shiitake Mushrooms - Dried

To prepare Clearspring Shiitake:

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