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Stir-Fried Cucumber with Pork
Stir-Fried Cucumber with Pork
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Pork, Chinese
Ingredients List
- 1/4 lb Pork butt, boned
- 1 lg Cucumber (or zucchini,
- -Chinese white radish
- Or turnip)
- 1 Clove garlic, minced
- 2 tb Peanut oil
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1 tb Thin soy sauce
- 1 tb Sherry
- 1 pn Sugar
- 1/2 c Chicken stock
- Cornstarch paste
Directions
Don't add other vegetables to this dish. Keep it simple. Just be artful in
cutting vegetables.
Preparation: Slice pork butt across grain, then into strips 1/4" thick by
2" long. Marinate with soy sauce, sherry & sugar for 15 minutes. Peel
cucumber; slice in half the long way & remove seeds; slice in strips to
match pork; marinate in salt water for 15 minutes.
Stir-frying: Heat wok until very hot; add 1/2 of oil. Drain pork; reserve
liquid. When oil just begins to smoke, add pork & stir-fry rapidly for
about 1 minute until shrivelled. Remove pork from wok; wash wok.
Reheat wok until very hot; add remaining oil. Drain cucumber. When oil
just begins to smoke, add cucumber and stir-fry rapidly until heated
through - about 30 seconds. Add pork & garlic; stir briefly; add stock.
Bring stock to boil; then stir in enough cornstarch paste to make a light
gravy. Bring sauce to boil. Serve.
cutting vegetables.
Preparation: Slice pork butt across grain, then into strips 1/4" thick by
2" long. Marinate with soy sauce, sherry & sugar for 15 minutes. Peel
cucumber; slice in half the long way & remove seeds; slice in strips to
match pork; marinate in salt water for 15 minutes.
Stir-frying: Heat wok until very hot; add 1/2 of oil. Drain pork; reserve
liquid. When oil just begins to smoke, add pork & stir-fry rapidly for
about 1 minute until shrivelled. Remove pork from wok; wash wok.
Reheat wok until very hot; add remaining oil. Drain cucumber. When oil
just begins to smoke, add cucumber and stir-fry rapidly until heated
through - about 30 seconds. Add pork & garlic; stir briefly; add stock.
Bring stock to boil; then stir in enough cornstarch paste to make a light
gravy. Bring sauce to boil. Serve.
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