Mu Shu Vegetables Recipes

MOO-SHU VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Warm pancakes as directed on package.
• Heat wok over high heat until almost smoking. Add 1 teaspoon of oil and stir fry mushroom until softened. Remove mushrooms from wok.
• Add remaining oil to the wok along with the garlic and ginger. Stir-fry spices 30 seconds, add cabbage and carrots. Continue cooking 2 minutes add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and taste. Add additional soy sauce if desired.
• When cabbage is close to crisp-tender, return mushrooms to the wok and add scallions. If the vegetables begin to stick, drizzle sparingly a little water or vegetable broth.
• To serve, let each diner spoon a bit of Hoisin sauce onto a warmed pancake. Top with several tablespoons of the vegetables on top. Roll pancake as you would a burrito or crepe. Put lots of napkins on the table. Enjoy!

VEGETABLE MOO SHU

Steps:

• Stir together the light soy sauce, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, white pepper, and salt, and set aside.
• Heat your wok over high heat with ½ tablespoon oil. Stir-fry the julienned carrots for 90 seconds, remove, and set aside. Using the same method, with ½ tablespoon oil each--cook the spiced tofu, celery, red bell pepper, and shiitake mushrooms separately, and set those aside.
• Next, heat the wok over high heat with the remaining tablespoon of oil, and add the minced garlic and leeks.
• Stir fry the vegetables until the leeks are just wilted (about 2 minutes), and add the carrots, five-spiced tofu, celery, bell pepper, and mushrooms back to the wok.
• Spread the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok, and add the sauce mixture we prepared earlier. Stir-fry everything together for another minute.
• Serve immediately with steamed Mandarin pancakes and hoisin sauce on the side!

MU SHU VEGETABLES

Steps:

• PREPARATION OF CABBAGE:.
• Discard any wilted or bruised outer leaves of the cabbage.
• Cut cabbage into halves and cut halves into quarters.
• Remove core.
• Cut cabbage into thin shreds until you have 4 cups (use a chef's knife or food processor).
• PREPARATION OF LEEKS:.
• Remove any withered outer leaves.
• Cut off leaf tops down to where the dark green begins to pale and discard(using chef's knife).
• Cut off roots.
• Cut leeks lengthwise in half.
• Wash halves thoroughly under running water to remove soil.
• Cut leeks into 2 inch slivers until you have 3 cups.
• PREPARATION OF CARROTS:.
• Julienne carrots by cutting a lengthwise strip from carrots so that they can lay flat on cutting board.
• Cut carrots into 2 inch lengths.
• For each length, place flat side down on cutting board and cut lengthwise with utility knife into thin slices.
• Stack a few slices and cut into 1/8 inch wide strips.
• TO SOFTEN AND WARM TORTILLAS:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stack tortillas and wrap in aluminum foil.
• Place in oven for 10 minutes or until tortillas are warm.
• TO COOK VEGGIES:.
• Combine soy sauce, sherry, ginger, cornstarch, sesame oil and garlic in small bowl and whisk until smooth and set aside.
• Heat wok over medium high heat until hot (about 1 minute).
• Drizzle peanut oil into hot wok and heat 30 seconds.
• Add leeks, carrots and mushrooms.
• Stir fry for 2 minutes until just tender.
• Add cabbage and stir fry for 3 minutes until just tender.
• Add bean sprouts and tofu.
• Stir fry 1 minute until hot.
• Add prepared soy sauce mixture to wok.
• Cook and stir until thickened (about 1 minute).
• PREPARE FOR SERVING:.
• Spread 1 tsp of Simple Peanut sauce on each tortilla.
• Add 1/2 cup of vegetable mixture on bottom half of tortilla.
• Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
• Fold bottom edge of tortilla over filling.
• Fold in side edges.
• Roll up completely, enclosing filling.
• Serve with peanut sauce.
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MU SHU PORK

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, sherry and hoisin sauce in a bowl. Add the pork, toss to coat evenly, cover, refrigerate and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, soak the mushrooms in enough hot water to cover for 20 minutes. Drain and thinly slice. Set aside on a plate, along with the cabbage, carrot and scallions.
• Heat a wok or large skillet over medium/high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil and swirl to coat. Pour in the eggs, swirling and tilting the wok to form a thin film. Cook just until the eggs are set and feel dry on top, about 1 minute. Transfer to a platter, let cool slightly and cut into 1 inch strips.
• Return the wok to high heat, and swirl in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add the garlic, and ginger, and stir-fry to release the aromas, about 1 minute. Add the pork and stirfry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the reserved mushrooms, cabbage, carrot, bean sprouts, and scallions, along with the chicken stock, and stir-fry another 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, sherry, sesame oil, and sugar, and cook, stirring until sauce boils, about 1 minute. Add egg strips and mix well. To serve, spread a small amount of hoisin sauce on a warm Mandarin Pancake. Spoon about 1/2 cup mu shu mixture in center of pancake, wrap like a burrito, folding the ends to close, and serve.
• Place flour in a medium bowl, making a well in the center. Pour in the boiling water, and use a wooden spoon or chopsticks to mix until a soft dough is formed. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough gently until it is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Cover with a damp towel and let rest for 20 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a log, 16 inches long. Cut the log crosswise into 1 inch pieces, shape each piece into a ball, then use your hands to flatten each ball into a pancake. Brush the tops of the pancakes lightly with the sesame oil. Then, place one pancake on top of a second pancake, oiled sides together, so that there are 8 pairs. With a rolling pin, flatten each pair into a 6 inch circle. (A tortilla press also works well for this.) Cover the pancakes with a damp towel to rest.
• Heat an ungreased, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the pancakes, one at a time, turning them once as they puff and little bubbles appear on the surface, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes on each side. As each pancake is finished, remove from pan and gently separate the halves into 2 pancakes while still hot. Stack cooked pancakes on a plate while cooking the remaining pancakes.
• Serve pancakes while still warm with Mu Shu Pork. Or, pancakes may be prepared up to 1 day in advance, wrapped in plastic, and refrigerated. Pancakes may also be frozen. Reheat them by steaming for 5 minutes, or warming them in a 350 degree F oven, wrapped in foil, for 10 minutes.
• Yield: 16 pancakes

MOO SHU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons water, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, and cornstarch together in a large bowl. Stir in chicken and set aside.
• Whisk remaining 4 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, and soy sauce together in a separate bowl. Set aside.
• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and cook 3 minutes; flip and cook until firm and set, about 3 minutes more. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into thin strips.
• Add chicken mixture to the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 6 minutes; flip and cook until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear, about 6 minutes more. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat remaining teaspoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, garlic, and sherry. Cook until cabbage starts to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Add chicken, eggs, and sauce mixture to cabbage mixture. Cook and stir until sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Toss in green onions and serve immediately.