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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Soup	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Lean pork
1		Leek stalk
1/2	lb	Spinach
2	tb	Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Shred pork and leek. Stem spinach and cut leaves in half.
2. Heat oil. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (1 to 2
minutes).
3. Add leek and spinach; stir-fry 1 minute more.
4. Arrange mixture as a topping over noodles in soup and serve. VARIATION:
For the spinach, substitute 2 cups Chinese lettuce, cut in 2-inch sections
and stir-fry in step 3 until softened. (You may also add, with the Chinese
lettuce, 1/2 cup bamboo shoots, sliced, and 1/2 cup canned button
mushrooms.)
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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