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Ten Tasty Vegetables – Shi Ziang Cai Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time20 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time45 mins

Ten Tasty Vegetables - Shi Ziang Cai is a dish consisting of ten different vegetables, all of which are stir-fried together. The vegetables used in this dish can vary, but typically include leafy greens, mushrooms, and root vegetables. This dish is typically served with rice.

 1 c carrots, shredded
 ½ c Nami dried black mushrooms
 1 c white Chinese turnip
 ½ c Cloud Ear dried fungus
 1 c white Chinese celery
 ½ c dried lily flowers
 8 ea pieces soy spiced beancurd
 2 oz bean thread noodles, soaked
 3 c soybean sprouts, NOT mung
 1 ts salt (to taste)
 4 ea green onions, shredded
 8 tb peanut oil for stir-frying
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white Chinese turnip, shreddedwhite Chinese celery, shreddedNami dried black mushrooms, soaked

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Shred onions, greens

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Rinse, then soak in hot water:enough mushrooms, fungus and lilyflowers to give specified amounts.

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Shred mushrooms, chop fungus.

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Soakbean thread noodles.

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Bean thread noodles are important because theysoak up excess moisture from other vegetables.

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Vegetables should bemoist but not soggy or watery after stir-frying.

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Stir-frying:Stir-fry fresh vegetables separately with about 1tablespoon oil for each, in hot wok.

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Add salt to taste.

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Drain offexcess water, reserve.

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(Soybean sprouts should be cooked until theyare slightly charred for fullest flavor.

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) To stir-fry dried soakedingredients, begin with hot wok, add 2-3 tablespoons oil, then addmushroom, fungus

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Stir-fry green onions, add all otheringredients to them, including noodles.

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Allow dish to cool beforeserving.

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NOTE:Fresh or canned bamboo shoot may be substituted for anyvegetable.

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Seaweed may be used instead of some of the fungus.

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Serves 4 .