8 cake shoot Recipes

dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked, cooked chicken or 4 oz pork, cake tofu, bamboo shoots, drained, cornflour, chicken stock or 1 pint water, chinese rice wine or 1 tbsp dry sherry, light soy sauce, rice vinegar, white pepper, salt, spring onions , thinely slced

carrots, peeled & sliced, onions, sliced, parsley, chopped, garlic cloves, sliced, fresh ginger , about the size of a quarter, dried chilies, sliced in half or 1/8-1/4 crushed red chili pepper flakes, water, cake firm tofu (12 oz), fresh ginger, grated, dried chilies, sliced in half or 1/8-1/4 crushed red chili pepper flakes, canola oil or 1 tbsp peanut oil, soy sauce (2 tbsp), carrot , julienned, red pepper , julienned, greens, shredded (bok choy , mustard greens, kale, chinese cabbage, spinach, or pea shoots), drops dark sesame oil, scallions, thinly sliced

chicken stock, lean pork , julienned, garlic and red chile paste, soy sauce, white pepper, ground, egg substitute, cornstarch, bamboo shoot , julienned, water chestnut, sliced, carrot , julienned, shiitake mushroom, sliced and stems removed, straw mushroom, cake tofu, 1/4-inch dice, white vinegar, sesame oil, dried black fungus, soaked for 1 hour, scallion, finely chopped, garnish

dried lily buds (day lilies), dried mushroom ( wood ears or tree ears ), firm tofu , julienned (this will usually be 1 block or cake of tofu), pork , finely julienned (see comments for vegetarian alternative), eggs, lightly beaten, bamboo shoot , julienned (canned or fresh), cornstarch, water, distilled white vinegar, sugar, soy sauce (see comments), salt, garlic powder (see comments), cayenne pepper, ground, white pepper, ground, chicken broth (see comments for vegetarian version), scallions, finely chopped, gingerroot, finely chopped, sesame oil (optional, made from toasted sesame seeds preferred )

diced white onion, butter, arborio rice, saffron threads, white wine, chicken broth , simmering, butter , for finishing the risotto, salt, ground white pepper, shallot, minced, verjus, whole grain mustard, canola oil, olive oil, white truffle oil, fresh chives, sliced thin, salt and pepper, leek, cleaned and halved lengthwise, root end trimmed off and trimmed to a length of 12 to 15 inches, kosher salt, halibut fillet, about 12 inches long, bamboo skewers or long toothpicks, canola oil, canola oil, shallots, finely chopped, pea shoots or tendrils

mussels , scrubbed and debearded, plain flour, cornflour (cornstarch), egg, fish sauce, palm sugar, shaved (or brown sugar), water, vegetable oil (for frying ), bean sprouts, washed and drained, green onions, cut finely, garlic clove, crushed, soy sauce , for serving, chilies, seeded and sliced finely