Yu Shan Pork Food

PORK YU-SHIANG

Steps:

• In bowl, combine first four ingredients.
• Add pork, and stir in 1 1/2 tsp of the oil to coat.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Stir together ingredients for sauce, set aside.
• Heat a wok over high heat.
• Add 2 tbs oil.
• When oil begins to heat add garlic, ginger and chili peppers.
• Stir once.
• Add pork and stir fry until lightly browned,about 4 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Add remaining oil to pan.
• Add veggies.
• Stir fry until crisp tender.
• Add pork and sauce to pan.
• Stir in some chili garlic sauce if desired.
• Cook until thickened.
• Serve with rice.

CHENGDU CHALLENGE #25: YU XIANG PORK (YU XIANG ROU SI)

Steps:

• Prep ingredients: slice pork into thin strips, which is much easier to do if it is slightly frozen. Marinate pork strips in Shaoxing wine. Cover wood ear mushrooms in very hot water and let sit for about 15 minutes or until soft, drain and slice thinly. Slice celery (or celtuce) in thin strips to match pork strips. Mince ginger, garlic and scallions.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup mix vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine and chicken stock. Mix cornstarch and water in another small prep bowl.
• Heat wok over high flame until heat starts to rise. Add 1/4 cup oil and when hot add the pork strips. Spread them out and let them cook, stirring and flipping them every so often until just cooked through. Move the pork to the sides of the wok with your spatula and add the ginger, garlic and scallions to the well in the center. There should be plenty of oil to briefly cook them. Add chili bean paste (or pickled chilies) and cook briefly. Mix in the pork, then add celery and wood ear strips. Mix all together and stir-fry until celery starts to wilt.
• Add vinegar sauce mixture and distribute well, then add cornstarch slurry a bit at a time, continuing to stir-fry, until sauce thickens (you might not need it all). Plate and garnish with celery leaves.

YU SHIANG PORK

Steps:

• FOR SAUCE: In a medium bowl, mix together sugar, vinegar, sherry, soy sauce, chicken stock and cornstarch. Stir until sugar and cornstarch dissolve. Set aside.
• FOR PORK: In a large bowl, combine cornstarch, pepper and sherry. Add pork; stir to coat. Let sit for 15 minutes.
• Heat wok or large skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil.
• When oil is hot, add garlic, ginger and chilies. Add pork and stir-fry until lightly browned (about 4 minutes). Remove from pan and wipe pan clean with paper towels.
• Heat remaining oil in pan. Add bamboo shoots and onions and stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Return pork mixture to pan. Stir in reserved sauce and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens.
• Serve over your rice of choice.

YUXIANG ROUSI (CHINESE SICHUAN-STYLE PORK)

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over cloud ears and soak for 20-30 minutes.
• Cut pork 'silk' style (into strips about 2 inches long and 1/16-inch thick--this is easier to do with meat that has been in the freezer for 20 minutes), marinate with 1 T soy sauce and 2 t cornstarch about 15 minutes.
• Cut scallions into small rounds, keeping white and green parts separate. Sliver water chestnuts, then drain cloud ears and sliver them as well. (When the dish is prepared, the shape of the pork, water chestnut, and cloud ear strips should be the same.).
• Combine seasoning sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Heat wok until smoking, add peanut oil, swirl to heat, add garlic and toss a moment until fragrant. Then add ginger and white parts of scallions and stir-fry until fragrant. Stir in the bean paste, then add pork, cloud ears, and water chestnuts and stir-fry until the pork is cooked. As you are stir-frying, splash the wine into the wok along the sides, allowing it to sizzle as you continue to stir.
• Finally add the seasoning sauce, stir thoroughly, and serve.
• Serves 4 as part of a Chinese meal, with rice, soup, and 2-3 other dishes.