Chinese Meats Recipes - Fillet of Veal with Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 oz. fillet of veal in one piece

• 1/2 small beaten egg

• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

• pinch salt

• few shakes pepper

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• 2 tablespoons diced (not too small) canned bamboo shoots

• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced unopened button mushrooms

• pinch Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 3-4 tablespoons hot chicken stock

• 1/2 teaspoon corn-flour

• 1 dessertspoon water

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Method:

1. Cut the veal diagonally into very thin slices and work the egg, soy sauce, salt and pepper into them. Heat the oil in a frying-pan.

2. Add the veal and fry it for 2 minutes at a high heat. Transfer it to a heated serving dish and keep it hot.

3. Quickly fry  the bamboo shoots and mushrooms for 1 minute at the same high heat. Add the Ve-Tsin and stock and cook for 1 minute.

4. Blend the corn-flour with the water, stir it in and boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Turn this vegetable mixture and its sauce over the veal and serve at once.