Name: Doujiao Zai Chao Sigua Yuner (Long Beans Stir-Fried with Silk Squash and Cloud Ears)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons rice wine or dry sherry; 225 g/8 oz Chinese long beans or green beans; 2 teaspoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger root; 450 g/1 lb silk squash or courgettes; 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 125 ml/4 fl oz chicken stock; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 25 g/1 oz cloud ear fungus; 2 teaspoons salt

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

One of the best vegetarian dishes I have eaten anywhere was prepared in the kitchen of my own family in Kaiping (Hoiping). It’s a brilliant combination of authentically Cantonese tastes and textures. The long beans were fresh from the fields, crisp and extremely sweet, the silk squash had a soft, spongy texture and earthy flavour which was a nice contrast to its coarse skin. The cloud ears had a soft but elastic texture and subtle flavour. Quickly stir-fried with the other ingredients th