Name: Steamed Chinese Lettuce #2
Ingredients: 4 -(up to); 6 Dried shrimp (up to); 6 Dried black mushrooms; 1 lb Chinese lettuce; 1 tb Smoked ham; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 c Mushroom-soaking liquid

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Chinese	Vegetable	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		-(up to)
6		Dried shrimp (up to)
6		Dried black mushrooms
1	lb	Chinese lettuce
1	tb	Smoked ham
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	c	Mushroom-soaking liquid

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Separately soak dried shrimp and dried mushrooms. Reserve
mushroom-soaking liquid.
2. Cut Chinese lettuce in 2-inch cubes. Chop ham. Dice soaked mushrooms.
3. Arrange lettuce cubes on a shallow heatproof dish. Sprinkle with salt.
Top with mushrooms, shrimp and ham. Then pour mushroom liquid over.
4. Steam until done (about 30 minutes). See "How-to Section". VARIATION:
For the dried shrimp and mushrooms, substitute fresh shrimp and mushrooms.
For the mushroom-soaking liquid, substitute stock.
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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