Ideal Family Stew Recipe

Ideal Family Stew Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon chopped ginger root

• 1 tablespoon chopped green onion

• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

Ingredients A:

• 6 chunky pieces sea cucumber

• 6 chunky pieces chicken meat

• 6 slices of cooked ham

• 6 ground pork balls

• 6 young bamboo shoots, canned

• 6 baby corns, canned

Ingredients B:

• 1 1/2 cups water

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon cooking wine or sherry

Ingredients C:

• 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

• 1/2 tablespoon sugar

• Dash of black pepper

• Dash of sesame oil

Ingredients D:

• 6 slices of squid

• 1 small cucumber, cut lengthwise into 6 strips

• 6 slices of carrot

Method:

1. Heat the wok then add 4 tablespoons oil. Stir fry the green onions and ginger root. Separately add then stir Ingredients A.

2. Add Ingredients B; bring to boil. Turn heat to medium; cover and cook for 8 minutes.

3. Add Ingredients C and Ingredients D; bring to a boil again; add cornstarch mixture to thicken; stir.

4. Transfer to a serving plate; serve.

This dish is very flexible. Ingredients A and D may be substituted with other ingredients such as fish balls, shrimp balls, bok choy, bamboo shoots, Chinese mushrooms and roast pork.