Baoshao Mushrooms Mushrooms Grilled In Banana Leaves Food

BAOSHAO MUSHROOMS (MUSHROOMS GRILLED IN BANANA LEAVES)

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat; brush grate with oil. Stir 8 red Thai chiles, thinly sliced on a diagonal, 1 Tbsp. light soy sauce, 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt, 2 tsp. finely chopped garlic, 2 tsp. finely chopped peeled ginger, 1 tsp. sugar, and half of lime juice in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Mix in 5 sprigs culantro or cilantro, coarsely chopped, and 3 sprigs Thai lemon basil or Thai basil, coarsely chopped, and let dressing sit 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spread out leaves from one 1 lb. package fresh (or frozen, thawed) banana leaves on a surface. Remove ribs, then cut leaves to make four 18x12" rectangles (depending on how many leaves come in your package, you may not use all of them). Cook in a large pot of boiling water until pliable, about 30 seconds. Drain and gently pat dry with a kitchen towel.
• Add 6 oz. enoki mushrooms, trimmed, torn into ½" pieces, and 2 oz. brown shimeji mushrooms to dressing and mix until mushrooms start to shrink and release some of their liquid, about 1 minute. Stir in 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil.
• Arrange two 18x12" banana leaf rectangles, vein side up, on a surface, then stack remaining two 18x12" rectangles on to create a double layer; veins should be running perpendicular to you. Divide mushroom mixture between stacks and top each with half of 1 lemongrass stalk, bottom 4" only, tough outer layers removed, thinly sliced. Working with 1 stack at a time, fold banana leaves over filling from left and right sides, then fold top and bottom up and over to form a packet. Tie packets with pandan leaves to secure (a strip of banana leaf will also work in a pinch).
• Grill packets until deeply browned and charred in spots, about 5 minutes per side. Serve with steamed jasmine rice or glutinous rice.