Braised Chinese Lettuce And Dried Shrimp Recipe

• 8 x -(up to)
• 10 x Dry shrimp
• 4 x Dry black mushrooms
• 1 lb Chinese lettuce
• 6 c. Water
• 2 Tbsp. Oil
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 c. Mushroom-soaking liquid
• 2 Tbsp. Soy sauce
• 1 tsp Sugar

1. 1.
2. Separately soak dry shrimp and dry mushrooms.
3. Reserve mushroom-soaking liquid.
4. 2.
5. Cut lettuce in 2-inch cubes.
6. Bring water to a boil.
7. Blanch lettuce 1 to 2 min, then drain.
8. 3.
9. Heat oil.
10. Add in shrimp and stir-frv 2 min.
11. Add in lettuce; stir-fry to coat with oil.
12. Then sprlnkle with salt.
13. 4.
14. Add in mushroom liquid.
15. Bring to boil; then simmer, covered, 10 min.
16. 5.
17. Add in soaked mushrooms, soy sauce and sugar.
18. Simmer, covered, 10 min more.
19. VARIATIONS:1.
20. In step 3, after stir-frying the lettuce, add in 1/8 c. bamboo shoots, sliced; stir-fry 1 minute more.
21. Then sprinkle with salt.
22. 2.
23. In step 5, also add in 1 sweet red pepper, sliced or possibly diced.
24. 3.
25. After step 5, thicken sauce with a cornstarch paste made of 1/2 Tbsp.
26. cornstarch and 2 Tbsp.
27. cool water.

shrimp, black mushrooms, chinese lettuce, water, oil, salt, mushroomsoaking liquid, soy sauce, sugar

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/braised-chinese-lettuce-and-dried-shrimp-90494 (may not work)