4 watercress mushroom asian Recipes

vegetable stock, onions, thinly sliced or 2 scallions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, gingerroot, minced, soy sauce, stalks bok choy (diagonally sliced , also shred leaves), sweet red pepper , julienned, broccoli floret, carrot, shredded, mushroom, sliced, peas, buckwheat noodles (1/2 cup), firm tofu, cut in 1/2-inch cubes, watercress leaf, pea pods, blanched (optional), scallion, thinly sliced, celery leaves, toasted sesame seeds, lettuce or watercress leaf, finely chopped

pork baby back ribs* (cut apart between bones ), chicken backs or wings, carrot, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, divided, vegetable oil, dried shiitake mushrooms, qts. reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided, pork belly*, skin removed but thick layer of fat retained (ask a butcher to do this), sake, divided, kosher salt, sugar, soy sauce, quarter-size slices fresh ginger, lemongrass stalk , smashed with a mallet and cut into 3-in. pieces, kombu* (dried seaweed), about 3 by 8 in ., white (shiro ) miso, qt. (1 1/4 lbs.) peeled butternut squash pieces, chopped pickled ginger, butter , cut into pieces, fresh thin asian wheat noodles (or use 13 oz. dried ), mung bean sprouts, qt. lightly packed watercress sprigs, green onions , cut into 2-in. slivers

chicken , veal, fish or vegetable stock, water, soy sauce, mushrooms , wiped clean, trimmed and thinly sliced, nickelsize slices of fresh ginger, dried red pepper flakes, oriental sesame oil, vegetable oil, rice vinegar, bean sprouts, scallions ( green onions), thinly sliced, watercress, rinsed and stemmed, salt and freshly ground black pepper, skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced into 2 inch cubes, black or toasted white sesame seeds , optional