1. Slice any of the vegetables listed below. Bring stock to a boil.
2. Add vegetables and simmer as indicated below. (When using more than one vegetable, add each according to the time indicated by its cooking requirements.) Season with salt.
teaspoon vinegar and a few drops of sesame oil.
Cucumbers: Peel. Cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and slice. Simmer, covered, 3 minutes.
Lettuce: Chop. Simmer, uncovered, 1 to 2 minutes.
Mushrooms, Dried: Soak and slice. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
Peas: Shell. (You may also add 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced.) Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
Tomatoes: Use canned tomatoes, mashed; or 6 tablespoons tomato juice. Simmer, covered, 2 to 3 minutes.
Turnips: Peel Chinese white turnips. Cut in chunks. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
Water Cress: Remove toughstems. Simmer, uncovered, 1 to 2 minutes.
Zucchini: Use peeled or unpeeled. Cut in 1/4-inch slices. Simmer, covered, 3 to 5 minutes.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, Isbn 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's Mm Recipe Archive, http://www. Erols. Com/hosey.
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