Subject: Arhat's Fast
From: Vietgirl <[email-masked]>
Date: 10 Apr 1997 06:57:37 -0600
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

Chinese and Vietnamese cuisines are similar..
This is a modern version of the traditional
Chinese Buddhist dish:

ARHAT'S FAST

INGREDIENTS
3 oz. cashew nuts
oil for deep-frying
2 slices ginger
2 green onions(finely chopped)
3 oz. bamboo, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
3 oz red or green pepper, deseeded and cut into 3/4 inch
8 water chestnuts, sliced into 2 rounds
3 oz carrots, par-boiled and cut into 3/4 wedges
3 oz asparagus tips or broccoli spears, parboiled
salt to taste

SEASONING SAUCE:
1 Tbsps soy sauce
1 Tbsps sugar
1 Tbsps rice vinager
1 Tbsps water

THICKENING PASTE:
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tsp water

Deep-fry the cashew nuts in hot oil over a moderate heat until they are
golden brown, lift out and drain well. Mix together the ingredients. for
seasoning sauce in a small bowl, mix the thickening paste in another. Set
aside in a wok or large frying pan, heat 1 tbsps oil and stir fry the
ginger and onions for 15 sec. add the bamboo, red pepper, water chestnuts
and carrots and stir-fry for 2 min. Mix in the seasoning sauce and bring
to a boil. Add cashew nuts and asparagus tips and season to taste with
salt. Thicken with corn flour paste and serve sprinkled with sesame oil. 

Good recipe, however, you should still give the child the choice to eat
meat if they choose, because in our country she probably didn't have much
nutrients to start with. 

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