Tofu Puffs With Long Beans And Mushroom Recipe

• 1/2 c. vegetable stock
•     (or possibly canned vegetable broth)
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 tsp Chinese black vinegar
•     (or possibly balsamic vinegar)
• 2 tsp oyster-flavoured sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/8 tsp freshly-grnd white pepper
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• 2 ounce Chinese long beans cut 2" lengths
• 4 x fresh shiitake mushrooms stems removed,
•     and caps quartered
• 2 Tbsp. bamboo shoots cut thin strips
• 2 c. tofu puffs
• 2 c. bean sprouts
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp fermented bean curd (optional), mashed,
•     and crumbled

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