Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Fried Bamboo Shoots, Water Chestnuts and Chinese Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

• 3-4 tablespoons bamboo shoots

• 3-4 water chestnuts

• 2 Chinese mushrooms

• 1 crushed clove garlic

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• 3-4 roughly cut pieces of onion

• 1/4 pint (U.S. 5/8 cup) hot chicken stock

• pinch each salt, sugar and Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

• 1 level teaspoon corn-flour

• 1 dessertspoon cold water

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Method:

1. Thinly slice the bamboo shoots. Halve or quarter the chestnuts. Slice the mushrooms, discarding the stalks.

2. Fry the garlic in the oil until golden and then discard it. Fry the pieces of onion for 1/4 minute. Add the bamboo shoots, chestnuts and mushrooms and cook for 1/2 minute.

3. Add the hot stock, the seasonings and the soy sauce. Bring to the boil. Blend the corn-flour with the water and stir it in. Boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Turn into a heated dish and serve.