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Stir-Fried Pork With Snow Peas
Cooking time:  25 minutes for menu
Cooking schedule: see below for "menu"  instructions

Stir-fried Pork with Snow Peas (Mangetout)               Time: 25 minutes

10 oz (300gr) pork, tenderloin, boneless chops, suitable for stir-frying
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
3/4 red pepper   Odd, yes but I want a bit for tomorrow
6 oz snow peas (mangetout)
1 tbs sesame oil
1 tbs olive oil
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tbs sherry (optional)
1 tbs cornstarch (Maizena, corn flour) dissolved in 1 tbs soy sauce plus 1 tbs water
Brown Rice

Thinly slice onion.  Mince garlic.  Julienne the pepper (techniques).  Trim snow peas.  Cut the pork into strips bite-size pieces.  Heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.   Add onion and pepper to skillet and stir-fry for 2 minutes.  Add garlic and stir-fry another 2 minutes.  Remove onion/pepper/garlic from pan and set aside.  Add sesame oil to pan and heat.  Add pork and stir-fry 3 - 5 minutes, until nicely browned.  Remove and put with onions.  Add snow peas to skillet and stir-fry 1 - 2 minutes.  Return everything to the skillet.  Add chicken stock, sherry and bring to a boil.   Dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce.  Add cornstarch mixture to pan and stir until thickened.   Add more soy sauce if desired, according to taste.  Serve over Brown Rice.

Brown Rice                                                Time: 20 minutes or whatever your package says

2/3 cup brown rice - I use 'Uncle Ben's' which is all I can get and it is quick cooking.  It looks like
             brown Basmati and cooks in 15 minutes.
1 1/3 cups chicken stock or whatever your rice calls for

Cook rice according to package instructions.  Fluff and serve.  
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Cooking Schedule: 25 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Start to cook rice
Slice onion
Julienne pepper
Trim snow peas
Mince garlic
Slice pork
Heat olive oil in skillet
Add onions, peppers, sauté
Add garlic, sauté

Remove onion, pepper, garlic
Add sesame oil and pork, sauté
Remove pork
Add snow peas, sauté
Return every thing to pan
Add stock, bring to boil
Dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce
Add cornstarch to pork, thicken
Fluff rice
Serve pork over rice

 

 

 

 

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