Chinese Take Out or Cook In...Up to You.

Hopefully I actually made this in time for Mochachocolata-Rita's Chinese Take Out Event.

I've been obsessing over the need for bok choy and fermented black beans since seeing Mark Bittman's video back in March.

First I obsessed about fermented black beans, thinking I'd find them at the new Asian market downtown...no luck - but they actually did order some for me. That very morning (before the Asian store) I bought some baby bok choy, but naturally without the fermented beans...and then getting sick, well ultimately they were thrown out.

But today I have all the ingredients and here's the dish...

Stir Fry of Shrimp & Bok Choy with Fermented Black Beans

In a rush to get this post out to Rita...I served the dish in a bowl. But here are another couple of dishes that would round out the meal...

Chili Ginger Chicken and Scallion Ginger Rice
from Nina Simond's A Spoonful of Ginger (one of my most favorite cookbooks)

And tomorrow for Mother's Day, we're getting together at Joanna (the newest mom in our family) & Ezra's with his mom and me...and of course the men folk, with real Chinese Take Out!