Lo Mein

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Lo Mein

Recipe By : Joanne Hush, Classic Chinese Cooking, pg 65

 

3 dried Chinese mushrooms

1/2 pound Chinese noodles

3 tablespoons peanut oil

1 onion -- chopped

2 cups shredded cabbage

1 small zucchini -- in 1/2 " cubes

3 tablespoons light soy sauce*

1/2 cup reserved mushroom soaking liquid

1 teaspoon honey (or alternative vegan sweetener)

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Soak the Chinese mushrooms in 1 cup of hot water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile,

bring 4 quarts of waqter to boil in a large pot. Stir in the noodles and

cook 3 minutes, just until tender. Drain, rinse in cold water, and toss with

1 tablespoon of peanut oil. Set aside.

 

Remove the mushrooms, but strain and reserve 1/2 cup of the soaking liquid.

Trim and discard the mushroom stems. Coarsely chop the caps and set aside.

Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. Stir to dissolve the

sugar and set aside.

 

Place ;a wok over medium-high heat. When it begins to smoke, add the

mushrooms, onion, cabbage, and zucchini. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Pour teh

sauce over the vegetables. Add the reserved noodles and stir until heated

through, about 3 minutes. Serve immediately.

 

*gf if necessary