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Garlic, sherry, hoisin sauce, and almonds flavor diced pork in this quick Chinese stir-fry. As with most Asian-style recipes, it takes a few minutes to assemble the ingredients, but the cooking time is very short. In this recipe, the pork is ready in only only 5 minutes. The secret to this quick-cooked dish is cutting the pork into 1/2-inch pieces. Hoisin sauce is a mixture of soybeans, garlic, chile peppers, and spices. It can be found in the Asian section of the supermarket. A small amount of dry sherry is called for in the pork recipe. You can buy small bottles or splits of sherry at most liquor stores.
Yield: 2 servings
Stir-Fried Diced Pork
1/4 cup dry sherry
4 medium cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbs chopped fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon ground
3/4 lb pork tenderloin, visible fat removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 Tbs cornstarch
1 Tbs hoisin sauce
1 Tbs water
2 tsp canola oil
1 cup sliced celery
2 Tbs slivered almonds
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 scallions, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
Chinese Noodles
4 oz steamed or fresh Chinese noodles
2 tsp canola oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Stir-Fried Diced Pork
Mix sherry, garlic, and ginger together. Marinate the pork in sherry mixture for 5 minutes while preparing other ingredients. Remove pork from mixture to a plate, reserving marinade. Sprinkle cornstarch over pork, toss together, and set aside. Mix hoisin sauce and water with reserved marinade. Heat oil in a wok or skillet and add pork to the wok. Stir-fry 1 minute. Add celery and almonds and stir-fry 1 minute. Add marinade to the wok and toss 30 seconds. Add salt and pepper to taste. Scatter scallions on top and spoon over Chinese Noodles.
Chinese Noodles
Bring a large saucepan filled with water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and toss with oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve pork over noodles.
Variation: Low-sodium soy sauce can be substituted for the hoisin sauce.
Variation: Angel-hair pasta can be substituted for Chinese noodles.
Cooking Tip: A quick way to slice scallions is to snip them with a scissors.
Cooking Tip: A quick way to chop ginger is to grate it with the skin on.
Cooking Tip: For easy cooking, place the prepared ingredients on a cutting board or plate in order of use. You won't have to look at the recipe once you start to cook.
Cooking Tip: Make sure your wok is very hot before adding the ingredients.
Copyright © 2005 by Linda Gassenheimer
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