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Sesame Soy Chicken with Mixed Vegetable

Ingredients:

1 cup dry chunky textured soy protein
2 cups sliced mixed vegetables:
Carrot
Snow peas
Bamboo shoots
Celery
Water chestnuts1 tsp. cooking oil
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. minced ginger

Condiment mix:

1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/3 cup water
1 tsp. corn starchSteamed broccoli floweret, blanch for garnish
Toasted sesame seeds

Cooking instructions:

I) Soak chunky textured soy protein overnight. Drain.
II) Blanch all vegetables in boiling water for one minute, and then rinse in cold water.
III) In a wok over high flame, add vegetable oil. Add garlic and ginger, cooking until light brown. Add blanched vegetable mix and textured soy protein. Stir-fry for about one minute, depending on desired tenderness.
IV) Add condiment mix; cook for 1 minute.
V) Arrange broccoli around plate. Transfer sautéed vegetables to the middle of serving plate. Sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds. Serve hot.

Stuffed Zuccini

Ingredients and instructions:

1 large zucchini, slice about 1 inch thick and core.
Blanch; arrange on a serving plate.
Stuffing: 1-tsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. minced ginger
1/3 cup textured soy protein
1/8 cup minced vegetarian ham
1/8 cup minced shitake mushroom
1/8 cup minced water chestnut
1/8 cup finely chopped snow peas
1/8 cup finely chopped carrots
Salt and pepper

On a medium heated wok add vegetable oil, minced garlic, and ginger until lightly brown. Add the remaining ingredients; stir-fry for about two minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Spoon stuffing into the middle of cored zucchini.

Sauce:

1 tsp. cooking oil
1/2 tsp. minced ginger
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. black bean sauce
1/3 cup water
1 tsp. cooking sherry
1 tsp. corn starch soaked in a little water

Glaze wok with vegetable oil. Add garlic and ginger until brown. Then add the rest of the sauce ingredients. Cook for 1 minute. Pour sauce over stuffed zucchini, then serve.