Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoots Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 225 g/8 oz bamboo shoots, sliced

• 225 g/8 oz mushrooms, sliced

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 15ml/1 tbsp sugar

• 15ml/1 tbsp corn flour (cornstarch)

• 90 ml/6 tbsp chicken stock

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the salt and garlic until the garlic turns light golden.

2. Add the bamboo shoots and mushrooms and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the soy sauce, wine or sherry and sugar and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

3. Mix the corn flour and stock and stir it into the pan. Bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens and clears.