Stir-fried bamboo shoots and mushrooms

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
10-(up to)
12Black mushrooms
2cupsBamboo shoots
3tablespoonsOil
1tablespoonSoy sauce
1teaspoonSugar
1tablespoonCornstarch
½cupMushroom-soaking liquid

Directions

1. Soak dried mushrooms; reserve the soaking liquid.

2. Cut bamboo shoots lengthwise in thin slices, then in 1- by 1-½ inch strips. Leave mushrooms whole if small; quarter if large.

3. Heat oil. Add mushrooms and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes.

4. Add bamboo shoots; stir-fry 2 minutes more. Then blend in soy sauce and sugar.

5. Transfer vegetables to a serving platter, leaving liquids in pan.

Arrange bamboo shoots underneath, mushrooms on top.

6. Blend cornstarch and mushroom-soaking liquid to a paste. Add to pan and cook, stirring, to thicken liquids. Pour sauce over vegetables and serve at once.

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