Recipe - Chinese: Spicy Pork Strips With Black Fungus

Three fourths pound Boned pork shoulder
One half tablespoon Dark soy sauce
One fourth cup Cloud ear black fungus
Three fourths cup Winter bamboo shoots
One half cup Water chestnuts
6 Thin slices of ginger root
1 tablespoon Szechuan hot sauce (halve
for nonchili lovers)
1/3 cup Stock
2 Green onions
2 tablespoon Peanut oil

Preparation: Wash and soak cloud ears in warm water for 45 minutes. Slice
pork into 2" strips with the grain; marinate in dark soy sauce while
finishing preparations. Slice bamboo shoots into 2" strips, and water
chestnuts into thin rounds. Mix Szechuan hot sauce with stock. Thinly
slice green onions on bias. Drain, wash & thinly slice cloud ears.

Stirfrying: Heat wok to hot; add oil. When oil begins to smoke, add pork
& stirfry for about 1 minute or until it looks slightly shriveled. Toss in
bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, cloud ears & ginger, stirfry with pork for
1 more minute. Pour in liquid ingredients quickly around side of wok. Keep
stirring until sauce reduces to almost nothing. Add green onions at last
minute. Serve.

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