Chao He Cai (Beijing-Style Vegetarian Moo Shu)

Ingredients

• • 2 tablespoons dried wood ear mushrooms
• • Sauce
• • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• • 1 teaspoon brown sugar ((or sugar))
• • 1/2 teaspoon cornflour ((Optional) (*Footnote 1))
• • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• • 1/4 teaspoon salt
• • 2 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
• • 3 eggs (beaten with a pinch of salt)
• • 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• • 1/2 carrot (sliced into thin strips)
• • 1/2 lb (225 g) bean sprouts
• • 1 pepper of your choice ((sweet peppers, anaheim pepper, or hot pepper, sliced into thin strips))
• • 12 stalks garlic chives (chopped into 2” (5 cm) pieces (or 3 spring onions, sliced into 2” / 5 cm sticks then halved))
• • 6 to 8 Moo shu pancakes
• • Sweet bean paste (or hoisin sauce)

Preparation Steps