Mu Shu Pork
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Ingredients
- 500g pork fillet
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp rice wine / dry sherry
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 3 tbsp Water
- 3 tbsp chicken stock
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp rice wine / dry sherry
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 4 tbsp dried cloud ears / wood ears
- 2 tbsp dried lily buds
- ½ cup bamboo shoots rinsed and sliced
- 2 green onions.washed and sliced
- 2 slices of ginger
- 2 eggs. beaten
- ½ tsp salt
- 6 tbsp nut oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Accompaniment
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Description
A Northern Chinese dish .If you can't get hold of the dried cloud ears/ wood ears or dried lily buds, these can be substitued with a mix of wood or oriental mushrooms.
Method
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1/ Slice the pork into thin strips. Mix the next 4 listed marinade ingredients (adding the cornstarch last). Marinate the pork in the marinade for 30 minutes. Place the dried cloud ears or wood ears, and lily buds in separate bowls and soak for approximately 30 minutes.
2/ Mix the sauce ingredients,(From water to cornflour) whisking in the cornstarch last. Set aside.
3/ Squeeze out any excess water from the cloud/wood ears and lily buds. Remove the hard tips from the lily buds. Cut into thin strips.
4/ Cut the ginger into thin strips.
5/ Lightly beat the eggs with the salt.
6/ Heat the wok over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of nut oil, swirling along the sides. When the oil is hot, add beaten eggs and scramble until they are quite firm. Remove the eggs from the wok and set them aside on kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil.
7/ Add 2 tablespoons of nut oil to the wok. When the oil is hot, add the ginger and stir-fry until aromatic (about 30 seconds). Add the pork and stir fry until nearly cooked through. Remove from the wok and set aside.
8/ Add last 2 tablespoons of nut oil. When the oil is hot, add the wood ears & lily buds. Stir fry for about 1 minute. Push up to the sides and add the sauce in the well in the centtre of the wok. Stir sauce over heat until thickened. Add the pork & egg back into the pan. Stir in the green onion.
9/ Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame oil.
Serve with crispy pancakes and hoisin sauce, Place pancake on a plate and brush with hoisin sauce. Add meat mixture and roll up the pancake.
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