Mock Clams With Black Bean Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

		Sauce
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Soy sauce
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sherry
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sesame oil
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
		"clams"
1 tablespoon	15ml	Canola oil - (to 2)
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Salted fermented black beans - rinsed, and
		Lightly crushed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced garlic
1 teaspoon	5ml	Onion - cut bite-size pieces (small)
1		Green bell pepper - cut bite-size pieces
1		Red bell pepper - cut bite-size pieces
24		Baked or fried seitan "meatballs" - (abt 1" dia)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cornstarch - dissolved in
1 tablespoon	15ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Sauce: Combine all ingredients in small bowl; set aside.

"Clams": Heat oil in a work or large deep skillet over high heat. Add black beans and garlic; cook until fragrant, just a few seconds. Add onion; cook 1 minute. Add green and red peppers; stir-fry about 30 seconds. Add seitan "meatballs" and sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.

Add cornstarch solution and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, about 30 seconds.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Vegetarian Times, Feb 1995

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