Recipe - Braised Dried Oysters Wbean Curd Sticks

12 Dried oysters
6 Dried black mushrooms
4 (up to)
6 Bean curd sticks
2 teaspoon Red bean cheese
2 tablespoon Oil
One half teaspoon Salt
2 cup Stock
One fourth teaspoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Oil
2 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Water

1. Separately soak dried oysters, dried mushrooms and bean curd sticks.

2. Dice soaked oysters and mushrooms. Cut bean curd sticks in 2inch
lengths. Mash red bean cheese.

3. Heat oil. Add salt, then red bean cheese, and stirfry 1 minute. Stir in
oysters, mushrooms and bean curd.

4. Add stock, sugar and remaining oil. Bring quickly to a boil, stirring
gently. Then simmer, covered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste; Then stir in to thicken, and
serve.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.