CHOW MEIN OR LO MEIN MIXTURE: STIR-FRIED PORK

Chow Mein or Lo Mein Mixture: Stir-Fried Pork image

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 to 5 black, dried mushrooms
1/2 pound lean pork
3 stalks celery
1 onion
2 or 3 stalks scallion
2 tablespoons oils
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock

Steps:

1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Slice pork thin or cut in strips. Slice celery, onion and soaked mushrooms. Cut scallion stalks in 1-inch sections. 3. Heat oil. Add salt, then scallions, and stir-fry until translucent. Add pork stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (2 to 3 minutes). Then sprinkle with soy sauce and sugar and blend in. 4. Add celery, onion and mushrooms stir-fry 2 minutes more. 5. Add stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, another 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Then combine with soft-fried or tossed noodles, as indicated above. VARIATIONS: * Shred the pork and vegetables. Omit the stock and additional cooking in step 5. * In step 2, dredge the pork in a mixture of 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Omit the soy sauce at the end of step 3. * At the end of step 3, also blend in 1 tablespoon sherry. * In step 4, add with the other vegetables 1 cup Chinese cabbage stems, sliced and/or 4 water chestnuts, sliced. * After step 4, add 4 snow peas, cut in half. * Omit the soy sauce in step 3. After step 4, add a mixture of 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sherry, 2 slices fresh ginger root, minced, and a few drops of sesame oil. Continue stir-frying until pork is cooked through and vegetables are done. Omit step 5. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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