Recipe - Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas And Shiitakes

Three fourths pound Sugar snap peas
One fourth pound Shiitake mushrooms, stems
Trimmed, wiped clean, thinly
Sliced
2 teaspoon Soy sauce
One fourth teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
2 teaspoon Canola or vegetable oil
Optional:
One fourth teaspoon Sesame seeds

1. Remove the strings from the peas if necessary. Bring a pan of water to
the boil, add the peas and time 2 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water
until chilled. Pat dry with paper towels.

2. Prepare the mushrooms and set aside. Combine the soy sauce, sugar and
sesame oil; set aside.

3. Heat the oil in a large skillet over mediumhigh heat. Add the shiitakes
and saute 3 minutes. Stir in the peas and saute 2 minutes, or until heated
through. Add the soy mixture and stir until the vegetables are coated.

4. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if using and serve.

Data per serving: Calories......58 Carbohydrates......8g Monounsaturated
fat.....1g Protein.......2g Sodium..........116mg Polyunsaturated
fat.....1g Fat...........3g Saturated fat......0g
Cholesterol............0mg

Adapted from "The Occasional Vegetarian" by Karen Lee with Diane Porter.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini