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Re: Emma

Straight from my mother's e-mail account, this is her version - I mis-remembered some of the components... she uses regular cabbage instead of Napa, and the dish uses rice noodles. I tend to go heavy on the mushroom because it's my favorite part. :)

Stir Fried Rice Noodles

Ingredients:
1. dry rice noodle (8 to 10 oz)
2. dried Shiitake mushrooms (4 – 6)
3. cabbage (1/3 – 1/2 a head)
4. carrots (1)
5. pork
6. green onions (2 stalks)
7. cooking wine
8. soy sauce
9. very little ginger (finely diced)
10. corn starch

1. Thinly slice pork. Marinate with soy sauce, ginger and corn starch.
2. Wash the dry Chinese mushroom. Then soak in water (~1 to 1 and 1/2 cup of water) till they are soft. Note: It takes couple hours for them to become soft. You can do this ahead of time, even the night before. Just put them in the fridge.
3. Soak the dry rice noodle in water till soft.
4. Slice carrot (wash first) and cabbage (very fine and thin). Slice carrots to thin slices first. Then stack several pieces together then slice to make it almost like grated carrots. For cabbage, cut in half then just slice half of it. After slicing the cabbage, wash it (let it soak in water for about 5 minutes then drain)
5. Take the softened mushroom out (squeeze the water out). Save the water. Slice the mushroom.
6. Cut green onion into 1 and ½ inch length.
7. When you are ready to cook them, drain water from the rice noodles.
8. Heat oil in the cooking pan. Stir fry the pork first. When done, scoop it out of the pan (you can use the bowl you marinate the pork to hold it).
9. Add some more oil, stir fry the cabbage and carrot. Add some salt. When they are done, scoop them out.
10. Add some oil, put in the green onion and mushroom first. Stir fry a little to let aroma out. Then pour the pork back into the pan. Add soy sauce (2 to 3 table spoon first. If not enough, add more later) to mixed pork, green onion and mushroom. Stir for a minute or two.
11. Add the mushroom water to the pan. Add some more water. Pour the drained rice noodles into the pan. Turn the heat to low. Keep stirring the rice noodles in the sauce in step 10. Add some salt. If sauce runs dry but noodle is not done yet, you can add some more water and some more soy sauce.
12. When the noodle is about done, add the cabbage and carrot back. Stir fry a little more till all done.