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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. PREPARATION. | 2. Place the pre-soaked Sea Cucumbers under cold water, rinse well and make sure they are clean, cut the Sea Cucumbers lengthwise and then into medium bite size pieces, set aside (See “NOTES” below if buying dry Sea Cucumbers). | 3. Soak black mushrooms in warm water for about 15-30 minutes until soft, then cut away the stems, if the mushrooms are large cut in half, set aside. | 4. Cut the bamboo shoots into bite size pieces, set aside. | 5. In a small bowl “A” add the following: 1 tablespoon rice wine, 1 green onion, 4 slices of ginger, set aside. | 6. In a second small bowl “B” add the following: 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, ¾ cup stock, set aside. | 7. In a third small bowl “C” add the following: 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon water, set aside. | 8. COOK INSTRUCTIONS. | 9. Add 1 tablespoon oil in a wok/pan until hot, add the contents in bowl “A” and stir-fry until it starts to release its fragrance. | 10. Add the 2 cups of water and bring to a boil, next add the Sea Cucumbers and cook for 2 minutes, then drain, set aside. | 11. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a wok/pan until hot, add the 4 spring onions , 6 slices ginger and stir-fry until it starts to release its fragrance. | 12. Add the Sea Cucumbers, 1 teaspoon rice wine, black mushrooms, bamboo shoots and contents in bowl “B.”. | 13. Simmer for about 10 minutes under low heat and/or until the liquid is reduced to about half. | 14. Stir contents of bowl “C” and add to wok/pan to thicken. | 15. Add sesame oil and toss gently. | 16. Serve with white rice and perhaps another green vegetable of your choice, on the side. | 17. NOTES: | 18. Store the Pre-soaked Sea Cucumbers in cold water and in the refrigerator until ready to use. | 19. If using dry Sea Cucumbers, you need to prepare it properly (re-constitute them), which can take several days See this URL - http://tinyurl.com/45zody . | 20. Read this interesting URL about Sea Cucumbers- http://tinyurl.com/4n5kvra . | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sea cucumber	1	lb	pre-soaked	-	-	-	-
rice wine	1/2	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
green onion	1		cut	19.17	4.0754	0.6887	0.3337
ginger	4	slices		7.04	1.5638	0.1602	0.066
peanut oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
peanut oil	3	tablespoons		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
green onion	6		cut	19.17	4.0754	0.6887	0.3337
ginger	6	slices		7.04	1.5638	0.1602	0.066
chinese black mushroom	6			-	-	-	-
bamboo shoot	8	ounces		61.2349	11.7934	5.8967	0.6804
rice wine	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
soy sauce	3	tablespoons		25.44	2.3664	3.9072	0.2736
sugar	1/2	teaspoon		9.177	2.2954	0.0	0.0
stock	3/4	cup		128.52	14.0049	4.7439	6.0669
cornstarch	1	tablespoon		30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sesame oil	1/2	teaspoon		19.89	0.0	0.0	2.25

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.