| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats | Chinese | Meat | 8 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 3 | lb | Pork |
| 1 | up to | |
| 2 | c | Water |
| 4 | Fresh ginger root | |
| 1/2 | c | Soy sauce |
| 2 | T | Sherry |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 2 | t | Sugar |
| Additional ingredients are | ||
| in instructions if | ||
| desired | ||
| garlic cloves, crushed | ||
| cloves star anise | ||
| cup onion, sliced |
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut pork in 1-1/2inch cubes. Place with water in a heavy saucepan and bring quickly to a boil. Meanwhile, slice and crush ginger root. Then add to pan along with soy sauce, sherry and salt. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. Add sugar. Turn meat over and simmer, covered, 30 minutes more. VARIATIONS: For the white sugar, substitute brown sugar. In step 2 add any of the following: 2 scallion stalks, cut in 1-inch sections 1/4 pound dried Chinese cabbage (soaked); omit the salt 1/4 pound salted haddock or other dried fish (soaked), cut in 1-inch squares; omit the salt In step 3, add 1/2 cup lily buds (soaked) and 2 tablespoons cloud ear mushrooms (soaked). During the last hour of cooking, add any of the following: 1 bunch carrots, peeled and sliced rolling-cut style 2 Pounds Chinese white turnips, peeled, cut in 1-1/2 inch cubes 6 celery stalks, cut in 1-1/2 inch sections 6 or more eggs, hardboiled and shelled 2 cups fresh squid, cut in 1-inch sections 1/2 pound peastarch noodles, boiled 20 minutes, then drained, and added with 1-1/2 cups boiling water During the last 20 minutes, add 2 or 3 bean curd cakes, cut in quarters or cubed, and/or 2 cups bamboo shoots, cut in large chunks. During the last 3 minutes, add 1 can abalone, cut in 1/4-inch slices. Also substitute 1 cup abalone liquid for the water in step 1. 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)
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Calories: 705
Calories From Fat: 588
Total Fat: 65.1g
Cholesterol: 108mg
Sodium: 2180mg
Potassium: 396.3mg
Carbohydrates: 4.8g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 1.3g
Protein: 22.3g