CHOW MEIN OR LO MEIN MIXTURE: STIR-FRIED ROAST PORK II

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

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 or 5 black, dried mushrooms
1 cup Roast Pork
1/2 cup celery
1 cup chinese cabbage
1/2 cup bamboo shoots
1/2 cup bean sprouts
6 snow peas
2 slices fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic
2 to 3 tablespoons oils
1 tablespoon sherry
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock

Steps:

1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Slice roast pork, celery, Chinese cabbage and bamboo shoots. Blanch bean sprouts. Stem snow peas. Shred ginger root and crush garlic. 3. Heat oil. Add ginger root and garlic stir-fry to brown lightly. Add pork and stir-fry a few times. Then stir in sherry to blend. 4. Add all vegetables except snow peas, and stir-fry 1 minute more. 5. Add stock and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, 3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in snow peas. Combine mixture with soft-fried (Chow Mein) or tossed noodles (Lo Mein). VARIATIONS: * For the roast pork, substitute cooked beef, ham, chicken, duck, crabmeat, lobster or shrimp. * In step 3, add with the garlic and ginger root 2 scallion stalks, cut in 1/2-inch sections. * When using the mixture as a topping, as in Soft-Fried Noodles I, thicken at the end of step 5 with a paste made of 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon cold water, 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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