Bok choy & shitake mushrooms

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsVegetarian chicken-flavored
Broth
5To 6 shitake mushrooms
1tablespoon(plus) freshly minced
Garlic
1Inch square freshly minced
Ginger
4cupsChopped bok choy or 6 to 7
Baby bok choy
2tablespoonsCorn starch
¼cupCool water
1cupBoiling water
1cupShredded or slicced bamboo
Shoots
1tablespoonLight soy sauce, or to
Taste

Directions

Pour one cup boiling water over shitake mushrooms and allow them to sit, covered for 30 minutes.

When they are ready add the cornstarch to ¼ cup of cool water and set aside. Slice the mushrooms into bite sized pieces, removing the stems, and pour the soaking liquid into a skillet. Add garlic and ginger. Sim- mer for a few minutes and then add the mushrooms, the bamboo shoots, the broth and the soy sauce. Simmer for at least 5 minutes.

Steam the boy choy separately (2-3 minutes, checking and tossing often). whole baby bok choy may take a little longer.

Add the bok choy to the mixture. Stir in the cornstarch till it's as thick as you like it. Serve over rice.

Source: Apparent original.

Posted by sally charette <ECZ5SCC@...> to the Fatfree Digest [Volume 15 Issue 11] Feb. 11, 1995.

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