Japanese Country-style Pork And Potatoes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy	Japanese	Japanese, Low-cholest, Pork, Soups/stews, Try	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		Green onions, including
		tops
1	T	Salad oil
1 1/2	lb	Lean boneless pork shoulder
		trimmed of fat and cut
		into
		1/2-inch cubes
1		Onion, sliced
1/4	c	Reduced-sodium soy sauce
2/3	c	Sake or dry vermouth
1/2	c	Water
1/2	c	Mirin, sweet rice wine or
		cream sherry
1 1/2	lb	Red thin-skinned potatoes
		unpeeled cut into
		1/4-inch
		thick slices
1/4	t	Pepper
2	t	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Trim roots and any wilted ends from green onions.  The cut onions into
1-inch lengths, keeping green and white parts separate; set aside.
Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat.  Add half the
pork; cook, stirring, until well browned (about 10 minutes).  Remove
from pan and keep warm.  Repeat with remaining pork.  Discard all but 1
tb drippings from pan.  Add sliced onion to pan and  cook, strring
occasionally until soft (about 7 minutes).  Return pork  to pan and add
soy, sake, water, and mirin.  Bring to a boil; then  reduce heat,
cover, and simmer for 25 minutes.  Add potatoes, white  part of green
onions, pepper, and sugar.  Return to a boil; then  reduce heat, cover,
and simmer until pork and potatoes are tender  when pierced (about 25
minutes). Garnish with tops of green onions.  Per serving:  378
calories (29% fat, 42% carbohydrates, 29% protein),  11g total fat, 3g
saturated fat, 76mg cholesterol, 36g carbohydrates,  26 g protein, 499
mg sodium  Source: "Low Cholesterol Cookbook" Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest V1 #383  by Lisa Clarke <lisa@www.gafmc.com> on Jan 21, 97.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 406 Calories From Fat: 170 Total Fat: 19g Cholesterol: 86.2mg Sodium: 449mg Potassium: 629.4mg Carbohydrates: 28g Fiber: 6.7g Sugar: 3.4g Protein: 30.3g