Cover with a microwaveable lid or dinner plate and cook on HIGH for 3 minutes (1000W) or 3 minutes 40 seconds (800W). Stir in the garlic, ginger, spring onions, mushrooms, peas and sweetcorn.
Home-made versions will have you simmer sliced ... chefs start the dish with char siu (Chinese barbecued pork) or siu yuk (Chinese crisp-skinned roasted pork). I prefer the restaurant version ...
Chinese fermented black beans (known in Cantonese as dou si) are powerful little umami bombs - they add an intense, rich savouriness to whatever they're cooked with. They are made from soy beans ...