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Chinese Recipes>Braised Chinese Cabbage RecipeIngredients: 2 lb Napa (or celery) cabbage 1 c Chicken stock 1 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Salt 8 Chinese "jyo" mushrooms 1 tbsp Sherry 1 tbsp Dried shrimp 1/2 tsp Sugar 1/4 c Sichuan preserved mustard greens 1 tsp soy Sauce Cornstarch paste 1 tbsp Peanut oil 1 tbsp Rendered chicken fat Directions: First wash & soak Chinese mushrooms & dried shrimp in warm water for 1 hour until soft. Next, mince the shrimp. Remove hard stem from mushrooms. Wash & thinly slice mustard green. Separate cabbage leaves; blanch in salted boiling water for 30 seconds; drain; slice into 2" sections. In a bowl, combine stock, salt, sherry, Sugar & soy Sauce; reserve. Render chicken fat in small saucepan at medium heat; discard pieces of fat; keep oil Hot. Braising: Heat peanut oil in wok until Hot but not smoking. Stir-fry mushrooms, shrimp & mustard green for 15 seconds. Add cabbage; stir-fry for 1 minute. Add stock mixture; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover wok, & simmer for 10 minutes, reducing liquid by half; add more stock if needed. Turn up heat; add enough cornstarch paste to make light Sauce. Swirl in Hot chicken oil. Serve. **Cabbage leaves should become transparent, but avoid overcooking; they should be soft but not wilted.
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