One of my favorite YouTube Chinese cooking channels is "Made With Lau". Randy, the presenter, has an excellent website on which he includes very thorough directions for each recipe he features. https://youtu.be/lWJpa0MRHAs?si=RTRQtV3RsU1GV-c-

The eggplant and mini peppers called for came from pots in my garden. Next year they'll be in the ground where they will produce more abundantly. I didn't have ground bean sauce in my normally very well stocked Asian pantry and fridge, so I substituted shiro miso.

If you've done any Chinese cooking you know that shiitake mushrooms take a long time to rehydrate, but they can be very quickly softened by using boiling water and then the microwave. I will post the instructions in this gallery.