Free Recipe Stir-Fried Pork and Bitter Melon
Recipe Type: M Recipes
Recipe Preparation: boil
Cooking Ingredients for Stir-Fried Pork and Bitter Melon Recipe
1 tb Fermented black beans
1 Or
2 Cloves garlic
1/2 lb Lean pork
1 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Soy sauce
2 ts Sherry
1/4 ts Sugar
1 lb Bitter melon
2 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Soy sauce
1/2 ts Sugar
2 ts Water
1 ds Pepper
2 Or
3 tb Oil
1/2 c Stock
Stir-Fried Pork and Bitter Melon Preparation
1. Soak fermented black beans. Mince garlic, then mash with drained beans. 2. Slice pork thin against the grain. Combine cornstarch, soy sauce, sherry and sugar; then add to pork and toss to coat. 3. Cut bitter melon lengthwise in half (scoop out the seeds), then cut crosswise in 1/16-inch slices. Parboil 2 to 3 minutes. 4. Blend remaining cornstarch, soy sauce and sugar to a paste with cold water and pepper. 5. Heat oil. Add garlic-black bean mixture and stir-fry 1/2 minute. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 minutes). 6. Add bitter melon and stir-fry to coat with oil (about 1 minute). 7. Stir in and heat stock quickly; then cook, covered, 2 minutes over medium heat. Stir in cornstarch mixture to thicken. Serve at once. From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4.
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Recipe Serves: 4
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