Chow Mein Or Lo Mein Mixture Stir Fried Roast Pork Ii Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Shell, devein and dice shrimp. Sprinkle with cornstarch, salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Cut zucchini in 1/4-inch slices. 2. Heat oil. Add shrimp and stir-fry until pinkish. Sprinkle with sherry, then stir-fry until sherry evaporates. Remove shrimp from pan. 3. Heat remaining oil. Add zucchini and stir-fry a few times. Then sprinkle with soy sauce and stir-fry until zucchini softens. 4. Return shrimp, stir-frying only to blend in and reheat. Then combine mixture with soft-fried (Chow Mein) or tossed noodles (Lo Mein). VARIATION: * For the zucchini, substitute broccoli, broken in flowerets and parboiled. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Cut spinach leaves in two. Slice bamboo shoots and soaked mushrooms. 3. Heat oil. Add mushrooms and bamboo shoots stir-fry 3 minutes. 4. Add spinach, salt and soy sauce stir-fry 1 minute more. Combine mixture with soft-fried (Chow Mein) or tossed noodles (Lo Mein). VARIATION: * Reduce spinach to 1/2 pound. In step 3, add 1/2 cup preserved cabbage, rinsed and shredded. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Steps:

• 1. Cut cooked pork and ham in strips. Shred cooked shrimp. 2. Beat eggs then add to meat and shrimp and toss gently to coat. 3. Cut lettuce and bamboo shoots in thin strips. Blanch bean sprouts. Cut scallion stalks in 1/2-inch sections. Mince garlic and ginger root. 4. Combine soy sauce, sherry, salt and sesame oil. 5. Heat remaining oil. Add scallions, garlic and ginger stir-fry a few times. Add meat-shrimp mixture and stir-fry 2 minutes more. 6. Add vegetables stir-fry to soften (1 to 2 minutes). Add soy-sherry mixture and stir-fry 1 minute more. Then combine mixture with soft-fried (Chow Mein) or tossed noodles (Lo Mein). VARIATION: * For the Chinese lettuce and bamboo shoots, substitute celery and fresh mushrooms. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Slice pork thin or cut in strips. Slice celery, onion and soaked mushrooms. Cut scallion stalks in 1-inch sections. 3. Heat oil. Add salt, then scallions, and stir-fry until translucent. Add pork stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (2 to 3 minutes). Then sprinkle with soy sauce and sugar and blend in. 4. Add celery, onion and mushrooms stir-fry 2 minutes more. 5. Add stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, another 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Then combine with soft-fried or tossed noodles, as indicated above. VARIATIONS: * Shred the pork and vegetables. Omit the stock and additional cooking in step 5. * In step 2, dredge the pork in a mixture of 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Omit the soy sauce at the end of step 3. * At the end of step 3, also blend in 1 tablespoon sherry. * In step 4, add with the other vegetables 1 cup Chinese cabbage stems, sliced and/or 4 water chestnuts, sliced. * After step 4, add 4 snow peas, cut in half. * Omit the soy sauce in step 3. After step 4, add a mixture of 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sherry, 2 slices fresh ginger root, minced, and a few drops of sesame oil. Continue stir-frying until pork is cooked through and vegetables are done. Omit step 5. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Slice roast pork, celery, Chinese cabbage and bamboo shoots. Blanch bean sprouts. Stem snow peas. Shred ginger root and crush garlic. 3. Heat oil. Add ginger root and garlic stir-fry to brown lightly. Add pork and stir-fry a few times. Then stir in sherry to blend. 4. Add all vegetables except snow peas, and stir-fry 1 minute more. 5. Add stock and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, 3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in snow peas. Combine mixture with soft-fried (Chow Mein) or tossed noodles (Lo Mein). VARIATIONS: * For the roast pork, substitute cooked beef, ham, chicken, duck, crabmeat, lobster or shrimp. * In step 3, add with the garlic and ginger root 2 scallion stalks, cut in 1/2-inch sections. * When using the mixture as a topping, as in Soft-Fried Noodles I, thicken at the end of step 5 with a paste made of 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon cold water, 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Steps:

• 1. Shell, devein and dice shrimp then dredge lightly in cornstarch. Sliver pork, or cut in strips. Wash and stem spinach. Mince scallions. 2. Heat oil. Add scallions and stir-fry a few times until translucent. Add pork stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (2 to 3 minutes). Then sprinkle with soy sauce. 3. Add shrimp, stir-fry until pinkish, then sprinkle with sherry and pepper. 4. Add spinach leaves and stir-fry until dark green and softened, but not limp. Then combine mixture with soft-fried (Chow Mein) or tossed noodles (Lo Mein). VARIATION: * For the spinach, substitute Chinese cabbage stems, cut in 1 1/2-inch sections and blanched. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.