Stir Fried Cucumber With Pork
Serves:
Ingredients:
1/4
lb
Pork butt, boned
1/2
c
Chicken stock
1
pn
Sugar
1
tb
Sherry
1
tb
Thin soy sauce
1/4
ts
Salt
2
tb
Peanut oil
1
Clove garlic, minced
Or turnip)
Chinese white radish
1
lg
Cucumber (or zucchini,
Cornstarch paste
Method:
Don't add other vegetables to this dish.
Keep it simple.
Just be artful in cutting vegetables.
Preparation: Slice pork butt across grain, then into strips 1/4" thick by 2" long.
Marinate with soy sauce, sherry & sugar for 15 minutes.
Peel cucumber; slice in half the long way & remove seeds; slice in strips to match pork; marinate in salt water for 15 minutes.
Stir-frying: Heat wok until very hot; add 1/2 of oil.
Drain pork; reserve liquid.
When oil just begins to smoke, add pork & stir-fry rapidly for about 1 minute until shrivelled.
Remove pork from wok; wash wok.
Reheat wok until very hot; add remaining oil.
Drain cucumber.
When oil just begins to smoke, add cucumber and stir-fry rapidly until heated through - about 30 seconds.
Add pork & garlic; stir briefly; add stock.
Bring stock to boil; then stir in enough cornstarch paste to make a light gravy.
Bring sauce to boil.
Serve.