Pot Luck

Sitting at the desk (which by the way, I'm spending more and more time at doing so), typing, typing, reading, referring to notes, textbooks, online materials and goodness where else...

I've also left a pot of mushrooms stewing at the stove in my Tan Yu Clay pot. So far, this pot has only been used to cook my weekly porridge and once a while soya sauce chicken. That's about it. Talk about being UNDER utlise!

But then again, it's really coz I've no time to prepare food for myself and hubby recently. So busy with the school work and just going for lessons is also taking a chore to me already.

But nevertheless, today, is the First time, I'm attempting this dish. This stewed mushroom is actually quite popular among the cantonese. We like it. I've done the soaking of the mushrooms since last night. So that the mrooms will be big and thanks to this action of mine, the whole house smells of mrooms too!

I think even though all are cantonese, we have different methods of preparing this simple dish. I asked Wise and she said use garlic, my mom says garlic AND shallot and also fatty pork meat. ewwww.... Anyway, I did not buy the pork, so I only used dried scallops and also oysters. Mom and hubby "ewww-ed" at the mention of oysters coz they dislike the 'fishy' taste. But I like it. Since I'm the chef today, I call the shots right?

Armed with cooking instructions, albit different ones from Wise, Godma and mom, I came up with my own mixture and it looks like this, while still stewing on the stove.
Ermm... Kind of looks different from the ones that I ate last week at mom's place... Coz she used fatty pork and don't know what veg... But the aroma was quite encouraging when I lifted up the lid.

The results will be known tonite when we bring this to Godma's plc for dinner. Celebrating CNY at her place and it's pot luck. Really not sure how's the verdict, but I think, it's ediable lar, only not sure if it's very ediable or just barely make it kind lor.

Update later tonight after they've tried then.

Edited to add: My mrooms pass, Godma says not bad. PASS! =)