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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Pork With Straw Mushrooms

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Meats	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4	lb	Pork boneless loin or leg
1	T	Plus 2 ts cornstarch
1	t	Salt
1	t	Soy sauce
1/2	t	Sugar
1	ds	White pepper
8	oz	Chinese pea pods
3		Green onions, with tops
1	T	Cold water
2	T	Oil
1	t	Finely chopped garlic
16	oz	Straw mushrooms, drained
8 1/2	oz	Sliced bamboo shoots drained
1	T	Dark soy sauce
1/4	c	Chicken broth

INSTRUCTIONS

Trim fat from pork loin. Cut pork with grain into 2x1-inch strips. Cut
strips across grain into 1/8-inch slices. Toss pork, 2 teaspoons
cornstarch, salt, soy sauce, sugar and white pepper in medium bowl.
Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes. Remove strings from pea pods and
place pea pods in boiling water. Cover and cook 1 minute. Drain.
Immediately rinse in cold water. Drain. Cut green onions diagonally
into 2-inch pieces. Mix together 1 tablespoon cornstarch and the cold
water. Heat wok or large heavy skillet until very hot. Add oil and
tilt wok to coat side. Add pork and garlic. Stir-fry 2 minutes or
until pork is no longer pink. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and dark
soy sauce. Stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in broth and heat to boiling. Stir
in cornstarch mixture. Cook and stir until thickened. Add green  onions
and pea pods. Cook and stir 30 seconds.  From Gemini's MASSIVE
MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 285 Calories From Fat: 174 Total Fat: 19.4g Cholesterol: 65.2mg Sodium: 884.5mg Potassium: 424mg Carbohydrates: 7.3g Fiber: 2.7g Sugar: 1.3g Protein: 21.3g