Pork And Cucumber Soup – We Love God!

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Soup	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	lb	Lean pork
1	t	Cornstarch
1	T	Soy sauce
1	T	Sherry
1		Cucumber
6	c	Stock, see recipe or water
3/4		up to
1	t	Salt
1	t	Soy sauce
1		inch thick. Bring stock to a boil. Add pork and si

INSTRUCTIONS

Slice pork thin. Combine cornstarch, soysauce and sherry. Add to pork
and toss to coat. Peel cucumber. Cut in half lengthwise; then scoop
out seeds. Slice  covered, 8 minutes. Stir in cucumber and simmer until
translucent,  only a minute or two. Stir in salt and remaining soy
sauce.  VARIATION: For the pork, substitute 1/2 pound either fish
fillet,  sliced; or raw shrimp, shelled and deveined. Simmer, covered,
3 to 5  minutes.  From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN
0-517-65870-4.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 192 Calories From Fat: 66 Total Fat: 7.4g Cholesterol: 29.7mg Sodium: 2636.3mg Potassium: 525.5mg Carbohydrates: 17g Fiber: 1.7g Sugar: 1.2g Protein: 13.1g

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