1. It depends on whether it is fresh mushrooms or dried mushrooms. If it is fresh Hericium mushrooms for soup, directly remove the roots and soak them in water or rice washing water for 20 minutes to wash them (do not use hot water, because Nutrients will be lost in hot water) If you want to process it quickly, boil the water and blanch it, then simmer it with the meat for 1-2 hours.

2. If it is dried mushrooms, they need to be soaked in advance. Generally, they are soaked slowly 8-12 hours in advance, and then the yellow water is squeezed out repeatedly until there is no bitter taste. The stew time is more than 2 hours. Dried Hericium erinaceus is suitable for soaking in water rather than vinegar. When soaking, wash the Hericium erinaceus first, then soak it in cold water for a while, then add boiling water and steam it in a cage or stew it in a pot, or put it in a pot. Soak in hot water for more than 3 hours.

3. Another thing to note is that even if the Hericium erinaceus has been soaked, it must be placed in a container before cooking, add ginger, green onions, cooking wine, stock, etc. and steam or steam it in a basket. Stew it to neutralize some of the bitterness of the hericium before cooking it. Generally speaking, stewing for an hour is enough.