Sautéed Maitake Mushrooms with Red Chiles and Cilantro | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup plus 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 10 dried chiles de árbol
• 8 whole star anise
• 2 lb. maitake mushrooms, torn in half by hand into large 3–4-inch pieces
• 2 tbsp. minced ginger
• 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp. vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. packed light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced crosswise on the bias