Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Bamboo Shoots with Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 dried Chinese mushrooms

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut)

• 350 g/12 oz bamboo shoots, cut into strips

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp brown sugar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn flour (cornstarch)

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then drain. Discard the stalks and slice the caps.

2. Heat the oil and stir-fry the mushrooms for 2 minutes. Add the bamboo shoots and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

3. Add the soy sauce and sugar and stir well until heated through. Transfer the vegetables to a warmed serving plate using a slotted spoon.

4. Mix the corn flour and water to a paste and stir it into the pan.

5. Simmer, stirring, until the sauce clears and thickens then pour it over the vegetables and serve at once.