Vegetarian “Eight Treasures”

• Pressed bean curd
• Green peppers
• Winter mushrooms
• Red peppers
• Fresh straw mushrooms
• Pea

Soak the mushrooms; cut in ½ -inch cubes. Cut bean curd and peppers in ½ -inch cubes. Parboil straw mushrooms; use them whole if small, or chop if large. For best results, stir-fry these vegetables separately: the winter mushrooms; the green and red pepper together; the bean curd cubes alone. Then combine everything, add chili and soy sauce for seasoning, and enough water to braise. Cook rather