Stir-fried pork and shrimp

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Dried black mushrooms
2Sticks dried bean curd
¼poundsLean pork
¼poundsSmoked ham
½cupBamboo shoots
¼poundsShrimp
2teaspoonsSugar
1tablespoonHoisin sauce
2tablespoonsSoy sauce
½cupStock
3tablespoonsOil
½teaspoonSalt
¼cupCanned ginkgo nuts
¼cupRaw peanuts

Directions

1. Separately soak dried mushrooms and bean curd sticks.

2. Dice pork, ham, bamboo shoots, soaked mushrooms and bean curd. Shell and devein shrimp; dice if large.

3. Combine sugar, hoisin sauce, soy sauce and stock.

4. Heat oil. Add salt, then pork, and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness. Add shrimp; stir-fry ½ minute more.

5. Add ginkgo nuts, peanuts, ham, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and bean curd. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more.

6. Stir in stock mixture and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 3 to 4 minutes over medium heat, stirring several times. Serve at once.

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