Deluxe pork chop suey

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupShredded fresh lean pork
1mediumOnion, sliced thin
1tablespoonSoya sauce
3cupsFresh bean sprouts OR
½poundsFresh bean sprouts
½cupShredded bamboo shoots
½cupSliced water chestnuts
½cupSliced canned mushrooms OR
1cupSliced fresh mushrooms
¾cupSliced celery (~1 lg stalk)
Salt for seasoning
Pepper for seasoning
1tablespoonCorn starch, dissolved in
cupWater
2tablespoonsOil

Directions

1. Shred pork into narrow strips, slice onion. Marinate both in soya sauce for 20 minutes. In meantime slice all other ingredients and arrange on platter, ready to cook. Assemble corn starch solution.

2. Place oil in wok, turn heat on it. As oil is heating turn wok so that oil will as mush cooking surface as possible. When oil begins to smoke slightly, add marinated pork and onions. Stir fry about 2 minutes until pork is browned. Place wok cover over pork and cook a further 3 minutes, making sure that the meat is thoroughly cooked.

Uncover wok, add bean sprouts and celery. Stir and cook 2 minutes.

Add all the rest of ingredients, add salt and pepper for taste. Stir fry thoroughly. Cover and cook 3 more minutes. Uncover wok, add corn starch solution. Be sure you stir up your corn starch solution thoroughly before adding to wok. Shut heat off. Stir all food together. Serve over rice.

NOTE: Chicken, beef, veal, shrimps may be substituted for pork.