Recipe - Green Beans With Fermented Black Beans And Pork Sauce

1 tablespoon Fermented black beans,;
rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon Garlic minced
One half teaspoon Fresh minced ginger
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
One half pound Lean ground pork
One fourth cup Chicken stock
1 pound Chinese green beans,;
trimmed & blanched
2 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoon Water
2 teaspoon Cornstarch

In a small bowl, mash the black beans into the garlic and ginger. In a
large wok or saute pan heat the oil and cook the pork, stirring
occasionally until all the pink is goneabout 10 minutes. Then add the
mashed fermented beans and stock, mix together and cook for 2 minutes. Add
the green beans, mix together and cook for 3 more minutes. Meanwhile, in a
bowl mix together the soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of water and cornstarch
until they form a paste. While stirring pour the cornstarch mixture into
the liquid in the bottom of the wok. The liquid will thicken and as you
toss the wok, coating the beans. Taste and reseason with salt and pepper
if needed
Recipe By : ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #226

Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 07:46:36 0700

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