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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	French		4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Cakes of firm tofu
1	tb	Vegetable oil
2 2/3	tb	Soy Sauce; divided use
		Black pepper to taste
2	oz	French beans; (cut in halves)
1	pn	Salt
2	tb	Vegetable oil
1/2		Onion; chopped
3 1/2	oz	Mushrooms; sliced
2	sl	Ham; sliced into fine strips
1	ds	Black pepper
1 1/3	tb	Butter
		Garlic Butter
3	tb	Unsalted butter; melted
1/2		Clove garlic; crushed
2	tb	Parsley; finely chopped
1	tb	Soy Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

From: MeLizaJane <MeLizaJane@aol.com>
Pat dry the tofu with paper towel and cut into 12 even slices. Heat oil and
fry both sides of tofu until browned. Add 2 T of soy sauce and black
pepper, set aside. Boil French beans with a pinch of salt. Heat oil and
stir-fry onion, mushrooms and ham. Add cooked beans and 2/3 T of Soy Sauce.
Pepper to taste. Grease baking dish with butter and place tofu in it. Cover
tofu with the stir-fried ingredients and sauce. To make garlic butter, mix
unsalted butter with garlic, parsley and soy sauce. Pour garlic butter over
dish. Bake at 96C/205F in pre-heated oven for
10    minutes.
Posted to recipelu-digest by jeryder@juno.com on Mar 29, 1998

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