Braised Chinese Lettuce And Dried Shrimp

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Chinese	Vegetable	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		up to
10		Dried shrimp
4		Dried black mushrooms
1	lb	Chinese lettuce
6	c	Water
2	T	Oil
1/2	t	Salt
1	c	Mushroom-soaking liquid
2	T	Soy sauce
1	t	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Separately soak dried shrimp and dried mushrooms. Reserve
mushroom-soaking liquid. Cut lettuce in 2-inch cubes. Bring water to  a
boil. Blanch lettuce 1 to 2 minutes, then drain. Heat oil. Add  shrimp
and stir-frv 2 minutes. Add lettuce; stir-fry to coat with  oil. Then
sprlnkle with salt. Add mushroom liquid. Bring to boil;  then simmer,
covered, 10 minutes. Add soaked mushrooms, soy sauce and  sugar.
Simmer, covered, 10 minutes more. VARIATIONS: In step 3, after
stir-frying the lettuce, add 1/8 cup bamboo shoots, sliced; stir-fry  1
minute more. Then sprinkle with salt. In step 5, also add 1 sweet  red
pepper, sliced or diced. After step 5, thicken sauce with a  cornstarch
paste made of 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 tablespoons  cold water.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4.
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 106 Calories From Fat: 58 Total Fat: 6.5g Cholesterol: 7.6mg Sodium: 3319.2mg Potassium: 440.7mg Carbohydrates: 1.5g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 10g