Recipe - Simmered Lobster And Vermicelli

6 Dried black mushrooms
One fourth pound Vermicelli
1 cup Cooked lobster meat
2 sl Fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoon Sherry
One half teaspoon Salt
1 ds Pepper
One fourth teaspoon Garlic powder
One half cup Celery
2 cup Stock
2 Scallions

1. Separately soak dried mushrooms and vermicelli (peastarch noodles).

2. Shred lobster meat. Mince ginger root; then combine with soy sauce,
sherry, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add to lobster and toss gently.

3. Shred celery and soaked mushrooms. Cut vermicelli in 5 to 6inch
lengths.

4. Bring stock to a boil. Add soaked vermicelli; simmer, covered, 4
minutes. Add celery and mushrooms and simmer, covered, another 3 minutes.

5. Add lobster shreds and simmer 3 minutes more. Shred scallions; sprinkle
over as a garnish and serve.

NOTE: This recipe calls for cooked lobster meat. When using live lobster,
parboil it 2 minutes, rinse in cold water; then shell.

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