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Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
2 lb Napa (or celery) cabbage
1 ts Salt
8    Chinese "jyo" mushrooms
1 tb Dried shrimp
1/4 c  Sichuan preserved mustard
Greens
1 tb Peanut oil
1 c  Chicken stock
1/4 ts Salt
1 tb Sherry
1/2 ts Sugar
1 ts Thin soy sauce
Cornstarch paste
1 tb Rendered chicken fat

Preparation: Wash & soak Chinese mushrooms & dried shrimp in warm water
for 1 hour until soft. Mince shrimp. Remove hard stem from mushrooms. Wash
& thinly slice mustard green. Separate cabbage leaves; blanch in salted
boiling water for 30 seconds; drain; slice into 2″ sections. In a bowl,
combine stock, salt, sherry, sugar & soy sauce; reserve. Render chicken fat
in small saucepan at medium heat; discard pieces of fat; keep oil hot.

Braising: Heat peanut oil in wok until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry
mushrooms, shrimp & mustard green for 15 seconds. Add cabbage; stir-fry for
1 minute. Add stock mixture; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover wok, &
simmer for 10 minutes, reducing liquid by half; add more stock if needed.
Turn up heat; add enough cornstarch paste to make light sauce. Swirl in hot
chicken oil. Serve.

Note: Cabbage leaves should become transparent, but avoid overcooking; they
should be soft but not wilted.







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