Steamed Leafy Greens With Mushroom Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

8 tablespoons	120ml	To medium dried shiitake mushrooms (small)
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Chinese broccoli, bok choy, choy sum or
		Yau choy
1 tablespoon	15ml	Oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Garlic cloves - crushed, peeled, (large)
		And chopped
2 cups	474ml	Chicken stock
2 tablespoons	30ml	Shaoxing Chinese rice wine
2 tablespoons	30ml	Oyster sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Sugar
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 tablespoon	15ml	Tapioca starch or cornstarch
4 sections		Cilantro - (to 6) - stems trimmed

Recipe Instructions

Place the mushrooms in a bowl with hot water to cover, then set a plate over the bowl to prevent the steam from escaping. Let stand until the mushrooms rehydrate and soften, about 30 minutes (or longer depending on the size of the mushrooms). Squeeze the mushrooms between the palms of your hands to get rid of the excess water. Using a paring knife, remove any hard stems from the mushrooms. Keep the caps whole or halve or julienne them.

Trim and remove the ends of the greens. Cut the remaining stems and leaves into 1 1/2-inch long pieces. Trim the stem end of the bok choy and separate the leaves. If using baby bok choy, keep the leaves whole; if bigger, halve them lengthwise.

Set a bamboo steamer with a lid over a wok filled halfway with water and bring the water to a boil over high heat. When the steamer is filled with hot steam, place a plate in the bottom of the basket and add the leafy greens on top of the plate. Secure the steamer lid on top and steam the greens until cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a second wok over high heat. Stir-fry the garlic until fragrant and golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the stock, wine, oyster sauce, sesame oil and sugar. Allow the sauce to come to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low, add the mushrooms and cook, covered, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Dissolve the starch in a tablespoon of water and stir it into the sauce. Boil until the sauce has thickened, about 1 to 3 minutes.

Remove the leafy greens from the steamer and place in a deep serving platter. Pour the sauce with mushrooms over the greens and serve garnished with cilantro.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 174 calories; 8 grams protein; 19 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 7 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 2 mg. cholesterol; 110 mg. sodium.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 08-25-2004

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