Braised Peking Cabbage with Bean Sprouts

Chinese cuisine is justifiably famous for its vegetable cookery and for its vegetarian subcuisines. In its long history, Chinese cuisine has always given vegetables pride of place. This means, of course, that vegetables are treated with care and discernment. Only the most appropriate cooking techniques are employed and only the most congenial flavourings are added. Here is a traditional and very economical recipe using Chinese leaves (Peking cabbage) and nutritious crunchy bean sprouts. Del