Serves: 6
Total Calories: 218

4 to 6 black, dried mushrooms
1/2 cup bamboo shoots
1/4 cup water chestnut
1 cup chinese cabbage
2 slices fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons sherry
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 cup water
1/2 head lettuce
1 frozen fish filet, , (2 pounds)
oil for deep-frying
2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock
Chinese parsley

1. Soak dried mushrooms.

2. Shred bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, Chinese cabbage and soaked mushrooms.

3. Mince ginger root then combine with sherry, water, soy sauce and pepper.

4. Blend cornstarch, sugar, remaining soy sauce and water to a paste.

5. Shred lettuce and arrange on a serving platter.

6. Heat oil. (Use enough to cover fish completely.) Add fish and deep-fry until done, 8 to 15 minutes, depending on size. (Allow about 1 minute on each side over high heat, about 4 minutes on each side over medium heat, and about 1 minute on each side over high heat again.) Drain on paper toweling. Keep warm.

7. Heat remaining oil. Add salt, then shredded vegetables. Stir-fry 2 minutes.

8. Add ginger-sherry mixture and stir-fry 1 minute more.

9. Add stock and bring to a boil. Cook, covered, 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat.

10. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Place fish on lettuce bed. Pour thickened sauce over and serve, garnished with parsley.

VARIATIONS:
* For the water chestnuts, substitute 12 lily buds (soaked). In step 4, use dark or heavy soy sauce and add 2 teaspoons sherry. In step 7, add to reheated oil, after the salt, 1/8 pound lean pork, shredded. Stir-fry 1 minute until meat changes color then add vegetables and stir-fry. Continue with step 8.
* In step 7, add with the vegetables 1/2 cup roast pork, shredded.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 218
Calories from Fat: 46

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