Chinese Pork Shreds With Lettuce
chinese, main dish, meats, vegetables
1 lb pork, boneless, shredded
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon peanut oil
1 small head lettuce, washed & dried
2 tablespoon peanut oil
4 green onions, chopped
1 slice ginger root, minced
4 dried black mushrooms, soak in hot; water & shredded
1/2 cup bamboo shoots, shredded
2 teaspoon dry sherry
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon sesame oil, optional
Combine pork shreds, soy sance, 2 tsp cornstarch and 1 tsp peanut oil and marinate for 30 minutes. Separate lettuce leaves and arrange on platter.
Heat wok or large skillet. Add 2 Tbsp oil, add pork shreds and stri fry 2 minutes. Remove to platter, leave oil in pan. Stir fry ginger root and green onions for 30 seconds. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and pork shreds. Stir fry 1 minute.
Add sherry and chicken broth. Mix cornstarch with water and stir into sauce, stirring until thickened and glossy. Add sesame oil.
To serve: Spoon 2-3 Tbsp of pork mixture onto lettuce leaf, roll up to enclose and eat with fingers.
From: Merrymeeting Merry Eating, A Collection of Recipes Gathered in Maine Privately published by the Regional Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Brunswick, Maine ISBN: 0-9620094-0-7
Typed by: Bob 8-{)
From: Robert White Date: 20 Apr 97 National Cooking Echo Ä
Yield: 4 servings