Recipe for Braised Chinese Lettuce and Dried Shrimp 
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Yield:
6 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
8 x -(up to)
10 x Dried shrimp
4 x Dried black mushrooms
1 lb Chinese lettuce
6 cup Water
2 tbl Oil
1/2 tsp Salt
1 cup Mushroom-soaking liquid
2 tbl Soy sauce
Instructions:
Instructions: 1. Separately soak dried shrimp and dried mushrooms. Reserve mushroom-soaking liquid.

2. Cut lettuce in 2-inch cubes. Bring water to a boil. Blanch lettuce 1 to 2 minutes, then drain.

3. Heat oil. Add shrimp and stir-frv 2 minutes. Add lettuce; stir-fry to coat with oil. Then sprlnkle with salt.

4. Add mushroom liquid. Bring to boil; then simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

5. Add soaked mushrooms, soy sauce and sugar. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes more. VARIATIONS:
1. In step 3, after stir-frying the lettuce, add 1/8 cup bamboo shoots, sliced; stir-fry 1 minute more. Then sprinkle with salt.

2. In step 5, also add 1 sweet red pepper, sliced or diced.

3. After step 5, thicken sauce with a cornstarch paste made of 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water.

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