Chopped Chili Golden Needle Mushrooms

剁椒金针菇

Chopped Chili Golden Needle Mushrooms — a Hunan Chinese recipe, ready in about 25 minutes. Step-by-step instructions with photos.

Ingredients

• fresh golden needle mushrooms (enoki, trimmed base removed)
• homemade Hunan chopped chili (duōjiāo)
• scallion
• cooking oil (peanut or canola)
• Chinese black vinegar

Instructions

1. Separate enoki into small clusters (4–5 stems each). Rinse briefly, shake dry, and arrange upright in a shallow steaming dish. (Uniform upright clusters, no clumping or splaying)
2. Sprinkle chopped chili evenly over mushrooms, ensuring some falls between clusters. Do not stir. (Red flecks visible between white clusters, no clumps)
3. Steam over medium heat for 8 minutes—just until mushrooms soften slightly but retain springy bite.
4. Remove from steamer. Drizzle with Chinese black vinegar and scatter scallions over top.
5. Heat oil in a small pan until smoking. Immediately pour hot oil over scallions and chili—listen for the loud, fragrant sizzle.