Mixed Vegetables Monk-Style Recipe
Ingredients
| 50 g/2 oz dried bean curd sticks | ||
| Lotus root | 115 Gram, dried | |
| 10 g/1/4 oz dried wood ears | ||
| Chinese mushrooms | 8 , dried | |
| 15 ml/1 tbsp vegetable oil | ||
| 75 g/3 oz/1/4 cup drained, canned straw mushrooms | ||
| 115 g/4 oz/1 cup baby corn cobs, cut in half | ||
| 30 ml/2 tbsp light soy sauce | ||
| 15 ml/1 tbsp Chinese rice wine | ||
| 10 ml/2 tsp caster sugar | ||
| 150 ml/1/4 pint/2/3 cup vegetable stock | ||
| 75 g/3 oz mangetouts, trimmed and cut in half | ||
| 5 ml/1 tsp cornflour | ||
| 15 ml/1 tbsp water | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
1. Put the bean curd sticks in a bowl. Cover with hot water and set aside to soak for 1 hour. If using fresh lotus root, peel and slice it. If using dried lotus root, place it in a bowl of hot water and set aside to soak for 1 hour.
2. Soak the wood ears and dried mushrooms in separate bowls of hot water for 15 minutes. Drain the wood ears, discard the hard bases and cut the rest into bite-size pieces. Drain the mushrooms, trim off and discard the hard stems and chop the caps roughly.
3. Drain the bean curd sticks. Cut them into 5cm/2in long pieces, discarding any hard pieces. If using dried lotus root, drain well.
4. Heat the oil in a preheated wok or frying pan. Add the wood ears, Chinese mushrooms and lotus root and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
5. Add the pieces of bean curd sticks, straw mushrooms, baby corn cobs, soy sauce, rice wine, caster sugar and stock. Bring to the boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Stir in the mangetouts and season to taste with salt. Mix together the cornflour and water to a smooth paste. Add the mixture to the wok or frying pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Serve immediately.
2. Soak the wood ears and dried mushrooms in separate bowls of hot water for 15 minutes. Drain the wood ears, discard the hard bases and cut the rest into bite-size pieces. Drain the mushrooms, trim off and discard the hard stems and chop the caps roughly.
3. Drain the bean curd sticks. Cut them into 5cm/2in long pieces, discarding any hard pieces. If using dried lotus root, drain well.
4. Heat the oil in a preheated wok or frying pan. Add the wood ears, Chinese mushrooms and lotus root and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
5. Add the pieces of bean curd sticks, straw mushrooms, baby corn cobs, soy sauce, rice wine, caster sugar and stock. Bring to the boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Stir in the mangetouts and season to taste with salt. Mix together the cornflour and water to a smooth paste. Add the mixture to the wok or frying pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Serve immediately.
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