Tasty Bean Curd

Ingredients

1/2 lb flat noodles
3 tb oil
1 slice onion
1 c broccoli
1 c mushrooms
1/2 c water chestnuts
1/2 bamboo shoots
1 bean sprouts
2 garlic
1 ts ginger
1 ts salt
1 ts brown sugar
2 tb soy sauce
2 tb dry sherry
1 tb sesame oil
1 1/2 bean curd
2 ts sesame seeds
2 tb cashew nuts
2 tb green onions
2 tb green peppers

Instructions

Heat a pot of salted water & boil the noodles till tender. Rinse, drain & keep warm on a serving dish. Heat oil in a wok & stir fry onion, broccoli, mushrooms, water chestnuts & bamboo shoots for 2 minutes. Add bean sprouts & fry for 1 minute. Place on dish with noodles. Keep warm. Add a little more oil & fry ginger & garlic for 1 minute. Stir in salt, sugar, soy sauce, sherry & sesame oil. Add bean curd. Fry gently till bean curd begins to brown. Mix together with the noodles & vegetables. Keep warm. Add a little more oil to the wok & fry the sesame seeds, nuts, green onion & pepper till the nuts begin to brown. Use a granish for the rest of the meal. Jack Santa Maria, "Chinese Vegetarian Cookery"