Braised Soft Bones with mushrooms 🍄

A dish that I learnt from my mum using the simplest ingredients soft bones and mushrooms, stewed with lots of garlic, oyster sauce and dark soya sauce. The sauce is infused with the garlic and smells so fragrant! ☺️

Braised Soft Bones with mushrooms 🍄

Ingredients:

• 600g pork soft bones
• 4-5 pieces of dry shiitake mushrooms (pre-soaked, squeezed out water, cut into half and set aside. keep mushroom water)
• 12 pieces of garlic, peel off the skin
• 3 tbsp dark soya sauce (I used guang Xiang Tai brand)
• 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp corn flour
• 1-2 cups Water
• Few drops of sesame oil
• Corn flour water to thicken sauce

Method:

1. Rinse and drain dry soft bones. Mix 2 tbsp corn flour to soft bones and massage and coat well.Set aside for 15 mins.
2. Heat up wok/ claypot at medium-low heat. Add garlic and fry till fragrant. Add dark soya sauce and oyster sauce. Stir and let sauce boil gently for a minute till fragrant. Remember don't use high heat as it'll burn the sauce.
3. Add soft bones. Stir and mix well with sauce.  Add mushroom water. Mix well. Add enough  water to cover the soft bones. Cover and bring to a boil and add mushrooms. Stir and mix well and simmer gently for 1.5 to 2 hours on stove top.
4. As I used my thermal pot to cook the dish, I transfer the soft bones to the outer pot after simmering for about 30mins. Leave it for 5 hours.
5. Before dinner, I re-boiled soft bones in the inner pot. Adjust the taste accordingly if need be. Add more oyster sauce or dark soya sauce if needed. Thickened with corn flour water. Add few drops of sesame oil. Off fire and serve hot with rice or porridge.  Enjoy! 😊