Using a pressure cooker for an hour will make the white fungus waxy. Normal white fungus will rot no matter what cooking utensils are used to stew it, but it takes a long time to stew it in a rice cooker, while a pressure cooker or electric stew pot will be faster.

If the Tremella fuciformis is of poor quality, no matter what kitchen utensils we use, it will not be able to stew it with that sticky texture, and it will still taste crispy, as if it has not been stewed. Soak the white fungus in water first, then soak it at noon and cook it in the evening. Sometimes it is soaked before dinner and cooked after dinner. In other words, it can be as short as more than an hour or as long as five or six hours. After soaking the white fungus, wash it with water two or three times to control the water. Remove the yellow roots of the white fungus and tear the white fungus into small pieces with your hands and set aside.

Tremella fuciformis, also known as white fungus, snow fungus, white fungus, etc., belongs to the genus Tremella of the fungus family Tremellaceae. It is the fruiting body of the fungus Tremella fuciformis of the phylum Basidiomycota, and is known as "the crown of fungi".

The fruit body of Tremella fuciformis is pure white to milky white, 5 to 10 cm in diameter, soft and white, translucent and elastic. Tremella is sweet, light, neutral in nature and non-toxic. It not only has the effect of tonifying the spleen and appetizing, but also has the effects of benefiting qi, clearing the intestines, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs. It can not only enhance human immunity, but also enhance the tolerance of tumor patients to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Tremella is rich in natural plant-based colloids and has the function of nourishing yin. It is a good emollient food that can be taken for a long time.

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Soak the lotus seeds, red dates and wolfberry in water. This does not take long, usually only ten minutes. I usually soak them before cooking, then start cleaning the white fungus and tearing it into pieces. The white fungus has been processed, and the lotus seeds, red dates and wolfberry are almost ready. Also control the water after soaking. Tear the dates open with your hands to expose the pulp. This is done so that the sweet flavor of the red dates can come out easily.

Add cold water into the pot, and add the white fungus, lotus seeds, "meat-exposed" red dates, and wolfberry together. After the water boils, reduce the heat to low and start to cook slowly. Be careful not to open the lid of the pot, otherwise it will dry out easily.

Under normal circumstances, we can first soak the white fungus in warm boiled water until soft, clean it, then add water and put it into a pot to simmer slowly. After boiling, simmer on low heat for half an hour, then add rock sugar. If there is not enough water in the pot, you can add an appropriate amount of water and simmer for 20 minutes. You can eat it after the sugar water cools down naturally.

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