To celebrate the New Year in 2007, Madame Yee Yo, who is the author of
several books,
including
You Can Cook Anything Chinese: Simpler and Surer by Eleven Cooking Methods
,
brought this colorful and delicious arrangement of Chinese broccoli with mushrooms to our party.

Ingredients:
10 large dried mushrooms
1 pound Chinese broccoli
1/2 red bell pepper.
Ingredients for the dressing:
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp thick soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp broth or water
Preparation:
Soak mushrooms in cold water overnight. Discard liquid and stems. Simmer the mushrooms for 10 minutes.
Peel broccoli stems. Scald in a pot of boiling water for 1 minute. Cool in cold water immediately and
squeeze out excess water. Marinate the broccoli and mushrooms for 10 minutes in the dressing.
Arrange slices of red pepper on a platter. Cut the broccoli stems across 2 or 3 times, and place over the
pepper slices. Cut the mushrooms in half, and arrange them on top of the broccoli.
Sprinkle any remaining dressing on the vegetable arrangement.