Meat Recipes - Quick-Fried Shredded Pork With 'Fish' Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1lb (0.5kg) pork tenderloin, thinly sliced and shredded

• 4 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tsp cornstarch, mixed to a paste with 2 tbsp water

• 5 tbsp vegetable oil

• 2 tbsp fried salted black beans, soaked in cold water for 15 minutes, drained and chopped

• 2 small dried chilies. finely chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 4 dried mushrooms, soaked in cold water for 30 minutes, drained and finely shopped

• 1 leek, white part only, finely chopped

• 1 tbsp 'wood ear' fungi

• 1 inch (2.5cm) piece of fresh green ginger, peeled and finely chopped

• 1/3 cup (75g) finely chopped bamboo shoots

• 2 tsp sesame oil

• 1 1/2 tbsp wine vinegar

• 2 tbsp dry sherry

• 1 1/2 tsp sugar

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Method:

1. Combine the pork and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce. Work the sauce into the meat wit your fingers. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir to blend. Set aside for 10 minutes.

2. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a deep frying-pan. When it is hot add the pork mixture, spreading it out over the bottom of the pan. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Transfer the pork to a plate.

3. Add the remaining oil to the pan. When it is hot, add the black beans and chilies and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Increase the heat to moderately high and add the garlic, mushrooms, leek, 'wood ear' fungi, ginger and bamboo shoots. Stir-fry for 3 minutes. Return the pork to the pan and stir in the sesame oil, remaining soy sauce, vinegar, sherry and sugar. Stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes, or until the mixture is heated through.

4. Transfer to a warmed dish and serve.