ArcaMax Recipes 04/08/2005

Hot and Sour Soup
Chicken Chow Mein
Baked Apples

We hope you enjoy this menu that serves 6 to 8.
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Starter
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Hot and Sour Soup

1/4 cup dried tree ears mushrooms, measured after soaking
2 medium-sized dried Chinese black mushrooms
6 to 8 dried tiger-lily buds (golden needles)
16 ounces bean curd, well drained
1/2 cup canned bamboo shoots, drained
4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon soy sauce
4 ounces ground pork, cut into thin slices about 2 inches long
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 - 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar, according to taste
1 Tbsp. rice wine or dry sherry
2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 3 tablespoons water
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons sesame-seed oil
1 green onion, sliced

Cover the mushrooms in a small bowl with warm water. (If you
cannot find these specific types of mushrooms, use an equal
amount of whatever dried mushrooms you can find) Let them soak
for 30 minutes to soften. Strain mushroom liquid and reserve.
Cut the mushrooms into 1/4-inch slices and set aside.

Slice bean curd and bamboo shoots into 1/4 inch slices and
set aside.

Place the chicken broth in a large pot. Add the salt, soy sauce,
mushroom liquid, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and ground pork.
Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer soup for 3 minutes.
Add the white pepper, red wine vinegar, rice wine or sherry and
bean curd. Return soup to a boil. Stir the cornstarch mixture
and then add to soup. Slowly add the beaten egg a little at a
time while stirring. Remove the soup from the heat. Add the
sesame-seed oil and sprinkle soup with green onions to serve.

The Skinny: Use fat free chicken broth and egg substitute.
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Main Course
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Chicken Chow Mein

4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 cup chicken broth
3 stalks celery; diced
1/2 pound bean sprouts
1 onion, chopped
1 head napa (chinese) cabbage, coarsely chopped
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. dry sherry
2 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 Tbsp. oyster sauce (optional)
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 package chow mein style crispy noodles

Thinly slice the chicken breasts. Saute chicken and garlic in
oil for 2 minutes. Add vegetables and stir fry for 3 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup broth and cover and cook for 3 more minutes.
Meanwhile, mix remaining 1/2 cup broth, soy sauce, dry sherry,
hoisin sauce, ginger, oyster sauce and cornstarch together. Add
mixture to vegetables and cook for another 3 minutes. Serve
over crisp noodles with Chinese hot mustard and extra soy sauce
on the side.

The Skinny: Use fat free chicken broth and low fat noodles.
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Dessert
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Baked Apples

6 - 8 Red Delicious apples
2 lemons, cut in half
4 Tbsp. honey
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Vanilla ice cream

Cut a slice about 1/2 inch thick off the top of each apple and
set aside. Carefully trim the bottom of each apple so it will
sit up straight. Core and seed the apples from the cut in the
top of the apple. Do not core all the way through the apple,
leave some apple at the bottom of each apple to create a vessel
inside each apple. Squeeze equal amounts of the lemon juice
inside each apple. Spoon equal amounts of the honey into each
apple and sprinkle with the cinnamon. Cover each apple with
its lid and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 35 minutes
or until tender. Place apples on serving plate, remove the lids
and fill with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

The Skinny: Use fat free frozen yogurt in place of ice cream.
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Grocery List
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1/4 cup dried tree ears mushrooms, measured after soaking
2 medium-sized dried Chinese black mushrooms
6 to 8 dried tiger-lily buds (golden needles)
16 ounces bean curd
1/2 cup canned bamboo shoots
5 cups chicken broth
4 Tbsp. soy sauce
4 ounces ground pork
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 - 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar, according to taste
1 Tbsp. rice wine or dry sherry
5 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 egg
2 teaspoons sesame-seed oil
1 green onion
4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
3 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
3 stalks celery
1/2 pound bean sprouts
1 onion
1 head napa (chinese) cabbage
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. dry sherry
2 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 Tbsp. oyster sauce (optional)
1 package chow mein style crispy noodles
6 - 8 Red Delicious apples
2 lemons
4 Tbsp. honey
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Vanilla ice cream





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