Kai Lan With Stewed Mushroom and Mini Abalone and A Conversation With A Lonely Old Lady

Photo: Quay Po Cooks

Ingredients

250 gm Hong Kong kai lan

1 can 140 gm canned mini abalone (optional)

6 big shitake mushroom

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3 bibs garlic, sliced

2 tablespoons oysters sauce

1 teaspoon dark black sauce

1 teaspoon light soya sauce (optional)

1/2 teaspoon sugar

3/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

1 teaspoon corn starch

1 teaspoon water

1 teaspoon salt

water to boil kai lan

Preparation

Wash and soak mushroom in a bowl of warm water for 30 mins. Squeeze dry the mushroom and set aside. Retain the mushroom water. Add salt and ½ ts of vegetable oil in a pot of water and bring it to boil. Add kai lan and cook till the color is dark green. Remove from pot, drain and set aside. Heat 1 tb oil in the wok and sauté the garlic till fragrant. Add mushroom, abalone, oysters sauce, dark black sauce, light soya sauce and sugar and stir fry till mushroom and abalone are well mix with the sauce. Add the mushroom water and turn heat to low and it stew till both mushroom and abalone are soft. Mix in ground wh