Stir-fried Snow Peas W/pork, Mushrooms,b

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats	Chinese	Vegetable	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Dried black mushrooms
1/2	lb	Snow peas
1/4	c	Lean pork
1/2	c	Bamboo shoots
2	T	Oil
1/4	c	Stock
1	T	Cornstarch
1	pn	Sugar
1/4	c	Water
1	t	Soy sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak dried mushrooms. Stem and string snow peas. Slice pork thin.
Slice bamboo shoots and soaked mushrooms. Heat oil. Add pork and
stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (2 to 3 minutes). Add mushrooms
and stir-fry to coat with oil. Then add bamboo shoots; then snow  peas,
stir-frying each briefly. Add stock and heat quickly. Then  cook,
covered, 3 minutes over medium heat. Meanwhile blend  cornstarch, sugar
and cold water to a paste. First sprinkle  vegetables with soy sauce;
then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken.  Serve at once. VARIATION:
For the pork, substitute white meat chicken.  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: 108 Calories From Fat: 68 Total Fat: 7.7g Cholesterol: <1mg Sodium: 169.5mg Potassium: 148.9mg Carbohydrates: 8g Fiber: 1.7g Sugar: 3.1g Protein: 2.3g

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