Chinese Pork and Ham Recipes - Pork with Oyster Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb lean pork

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 10 ml/2 tsp rice wine or dry sherry

• pinch of sugar

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 10 ml/2 tsp water

• 30 ml/2 tbsp oyster sauce

• freshly ground pepper

• 1 slice ginger root, minced

• 60 ml/4 tbsp chicken stock

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Method:

1. Slice the pork thinly against the grain. Mix 5 ml/1 tsp of corn-flour with the wine or sherry, sugar and 5 ml/1 tsp of oil, add to the pork and stir well to coat.

2. Blend the remaining corn-flour with the water, oyster sauce and a pinch of pepper.

3. Heat the remaining oil and fry the ginger for 1 minute. Add the pork and stir-fry until lightly browned.

4. Add the stock and the water and oyster sauce mixture, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.