Thursday, April 05, 2007

Stir-Fried Vegetarian Pancit Sotanghon

1/4 c dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked; reserve liquid
1/4 c dried wood ears (tenga ng daga), soaked
1 carrot, julienned
8 ears baby corn
1/2 c snow peas
1 block soft tofu, diced

Seasoning:
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 c water (or reserve liquid from mushrooms)
1/4 k sotanghon (bean thread) noodles (soak for 3-5 minutes)
onions, sliced
garlic, crushed

Soak the dried mushrooms for 20-30 minutes in hot water and reserve the liquid. Discard stems of mushrooms and wood ears, slice the shiitake mushrooms and chop the wood ears. Prepare vegetables and seasoning.

Soak noodles for 5 minutes, drain and cut into 3". Heat oil over high flame. Fry soaked dried veggies for 1/2 minute. Add other vegetables and stir after adding each item. Season with soy sauce, sugar and pepper. Add a little of the reserved liquid. Let it cook and set aside.

Heat another teaspoon of oil, put garlic then onions; put the season liquid and a little bit of the sesame oil, and stir until liquid boils. Stir in noodles. Serve hot.

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