Stir-fried pork and cucumbers

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsLean pork
1tablespoonSoy sauce
2Cucumbers
2tablespoonsOil
¼teaspoonSalt
3dropsSesame oil; more or less

Directions

1. Slice pork thin against the grain. Add soy sauce to pork and toss.

Slice cucumbers thin, but do not peel.

2. Heat oil. Add pork and stir-fry until it begins to brown (about 3 minutes).

3. Add cucumbers and salt; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes. Then cook, covered, over medium heat until done (about 1 to 2 minutes more). Sprinkle with sesame oil and serve at once.

VARIATION: Use 1 cucumber and ½ cup bamboo shoots, sliced thin. Add as in step 3.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .