Bok Choy, Shiitake Mushroom Stir-fry
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This quick and easy Chinese stir-fry is another popular recipe in China, and you can find it in almost every Chinese restaurant. Shiitake mushrooms cooked with bok choy, stirring in some soy sauce, sugar and garlic in the end. The whole dish is fresh and tasty.
Ingredients
| 1 | tablespoon |
canola oil
or other vegetable oil, plus another 1 teaspoon |
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| 1 | pound |
bok choy
wash well, remove the end |
|
| ½ | cup |
mushrooms, shiitake
washed well, patted dry and sliced |
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| 1 | tablespoon |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
mix with 2 or 3 tablespoons of water |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
chopped |
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salt
to taste |
* |
Directions
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or a non-stick skillet on medium high heat.
Add bok choy and cook, stirring frequently until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer cooked bok choy onto a plate.
Add another 1 teaspoon of oil into the wok or skillet. Add sliced mushrooms, stir often and cook until the fragrance comes out, the color of mushrooms begins to turn into brown. Stir in soy sauce, sugar and garlic, and keep stirring about 30 seconds.
Put cooked bok choy back into wok or skillet, and go on cooking for another 1 minute. Serve on top of rice.
