Mu Shu Stoup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined or chicken cutlet, thinly sliced or thin-cut pork loin chop, thinly chopped
• 1/2 lb shiitake mushroom, stemmed and sliced
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 small savoy cabbage, cored and shredded
• 13 ounces pot stickers (from the frozen-food aisle)
• 6 scallions, white and green parts cut into 1 inch-pieces on an angle (green onions)
• 1/3 cup tamari (aged soy sauce)
• black pepper
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 2 eggs, beaten

Directions

1. 1

   In a soup pot heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil over medium-high to high heat. Add either the shrimp, chicken or pork and stir-fry: cook shrimp until just pink, about 2-3 minutes; or cook chicken or pork until lightly browned, about 4-5 minutes. Then add the cabbage and cook until it is wilted, 5 minutes.

2. 2

   While the cabbage cooks, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a skillet and arrange the pot stickers in it. Add 2/3 cup of water and turn the heat to medium-high. Cook for 8 minutes to evaporate the water, then let the pot stickers brown for another minute.

3. 3

   While the pot stickers cook, add the scallions, tamari, and black pepper to the soup pot that has the cabbage and meat in it, and stir to combine. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, stir in the beaten eggs and cook, stirring until they are set and mixed throughout the stoup.

4. 4

   Place a few pot stickers in the bottom of each soup bowl and top with the hot MuShu Stoup.