Stir-fried snow peas with mushrooms

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
15 -(up to)
20 Dried black mushrooms
½ pounds Snow peas
4 Scallion stalks
1 Or
2 slices Fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Sugar
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoons Oil
1½ cup Stock
½ cup Mushroom-soaking liquid
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Water (up to)
3 tablespoons Oyster sauce
1½ tablespoon Oil
¼ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Soak dried mushrooms; reserve their soaking liquid.

2. Stem, string and blanch snow peas. Cut scallion stalks in 1-inch lengths. Shred ginger root.

3. Combine cornstarch, sugar, salt and soy sauce. Add to mushrooms and toss to coat.

4. Heat oil. Add mushrooms and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add scallions and ginger root; stir-fry 2 minutes more.

5. Add stock and mushroom liquid and bring to a boil; then simlrier, covered,

10 minutes.

6. Meanwhile blend remaining cornstarch and cold water to a paste. Then stir in to thicken. Stir in oyster sauce to blend and remove pan from heat.

7. Heat remaining oil in another pan. Add remaining salt, then snow peas, and stir-fry 1 minute. Transfer to a serving platter. Pour mushroom mixture over and serve at once.

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

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