Chinese Recipes - Braised Chinese Cabbage Recipe

Ingredients

• 400 g (14 oz) Chinese cabbage

• 2 tablespoons oil

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cup (100 cc) soup stock

• 1 clove ginger

• 2 dried mushrooms

• shrimps

• 2 slices ham

• 2 tablespoons oil

• 1/2 cup soup stock

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 1 tablespoon cooking wine

• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch

4 servings

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Method:

1. Cut Chinese cabbage into 2 X 6 cm (1-inch x 2-inch) pieces. Slice ginger and mushroom. Cut ham in 8 pieces. Soak shrimp in hot water.

2. Heat oil. Fry cabbage gently. Add salt and soup.

3. Remove cabbage when they look transparent and drain.

4. Rinse pan. Heat 2 tablespoons oil. Sauté mushroom, ginger, ham and shrimp. Add cabbage.

5. Add 1/2 cup soup and seasoning. Simmer for a while. Remove cabbage, ham, mushroom and shrimp to serving platter. Thicken soup with starch mixed with water.

6. Arrange cabbage on platter garnir with mushroom, ham and shrimp. Top with gravy.