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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Soup	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Or
3		Dried black mushrooms
1	c	Cooked chicken
1/4	c	Smoked ham
2	c	Chinese cabbage
2	tb	Oil
1/2	c	Stock
1/2	ts	Salt
1	tb	Cornstarch
2	tb	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak dried mushrooms.
2. Slice cooked chicken and soaked mushrooms. Shred ham and Chinese
cabbage.
3. Heat oil. Add cabbage and stir-fry to soften (about 3 minutes).
4. Add chicken, ham and mushrooms; stir-fry 1/2 minute more. Add stock and
salt and heat quickly.
5. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste; then stir in to
thicken mixture. Arrange as a topping over noodles in soup and serve.
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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