Title: Chap chae (noodles w/mixed vegetables)
 Categories: Meat
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1    Bunch fresh spinach
      1    Carrot; sliced in thin
           -strips
      1 md Onion; in thin strips
    1/2 c  Celery; in thin strips
      5    Dried Chinese mushrooms
      5    Cloud Ear mushrooms
  1 1/2 oz Chinese vermicelli
    1/2 lb Thinly sliced beef
      2 tb Soy sauce
    1/2 ts Salt
  1 1/2 tb Sesame seeds; toasted,

MMMMM---------------------SEASONING MIXTURE--------------------------
           -crushed
      2 tb Soy sauce
      1 tb Sugar
      3 tb Minced green onions
      1    Clove garlic; minced
      1 tb Sesame oil
      1 ds Pepper
      1 tb Sugar
 
  Chop washed and dried spinach into 2-inch lengths and pan-fry with 1
  tsp sesame oil; add a pinch of salt. Soak dried mushrooms in water,
  remove stems and shred. Soak cloud ears in water, remove hard "eyes",
  and shred coarsely. Soak Chinese vermicelli in hot water, cut into
  several portions; let sit in colander to drain thoroughly. Combine
  beef with Chinese mushrooms and Seasoning Mixture. Saute carrot,
  onion, celery and vermicelli separately in sesame oil. Quickly saute
  beef, Chinese mushrooms and cloud ears over high heat. Combine cooked
  vegetables and vermicelli with beef and stir in soy sauce, sugar,
  salt and sesame seeds. Makes about 4 servings.
  
  PACIFIC STARS & STRIPES, 930725