STIR-FRIED PORK AND BEAN CURD

Stir-Fried Pork And Bean Curd image

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 pound lean pork
4 bean curd, cakes
1 large onion
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock

Steps:

1. Cut pork and bean curd cakes in 1/2-inch cubes. Slice onion thin crush garlic. 2. In one cup combine sugar, soy sauce and sherry. In another, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste. 3. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic and brown lightly. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 to 3 minutes). Stir in sugar-soy mixture. 4. Add onion and stir-fry a few times. Gently stir in bean curd to heat through (or cook, tilting pan, to avoid breaking bean curd). 5. Add stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, over medium heat until done (about 2 to 3 minutes). 6. Transfer pork and bean curd cubes to a warm serving platter. Reheat liquids in pan and stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Pour sauce over pork and bean curd and serve at once. VARIATIONS: * Slice the pork thin against the grain. Cut each bean curd cake, first in half, then in thirds. * For the onion, substitute 1/4 cup scallions, cut in 1/2-inch sections. Omit the sugar-soy mixture. In step 4, add with bean curd and scallions, 1 tablespoon brown bean sauce, mashed.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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