Egg foo young sauce #2

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Dried black mushrooms
2tablespoonsGreen peas
½cupBamboo shoots
½Leek stalk
1tablespoonOil
1cupStock
2tablespoonsSoy sauce
1tablespoonCornstarch
2tablespoonsWater

Directions

1. Soak dried mushrooms. Shell and parboil peas.

2. Shred bamboo shoots, leek and soaked mushrooms.

3. Heat oil. Add shredded vegetables and stir-fry about 2 minutes.

4. Add stock, soy sauce and peas; heat quickly.

5. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste; then stir in to thicken. Pour sauce over omelets and serve.

NOTE: This sauce is best with simple egg foo yung, not the complex subgum variety.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .