Pork N Napa Cabbage Recipes

Steps:

• Trim off and discard any silver skin from pork (do not trim fat). Cut pork across grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then toss with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a bowl.
• Stir together vinegar, salt, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl.
• Stir together water and remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch in a cup.
• Rinse cabbage in a large colander. Tap colander lightly, then transfer cabbage to a large bowl with water still clinging to leaves.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then add pork in 1 layer as quickly as possible. Cook, undisturbed, until pork begins to brown, about 3 minutes, then turn over and cook, undisturbed, until browned but still pink in center, about 1 minute more. Transfer pork and any juices to a plate. Do not clean skillet.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then stir-fry garlic and ginger 30 seconds. Add half of cabbage and stir-fry over high heat until cabbage is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in remaining cabbage (skillet will be very full), along with any water in bowl, and soy sauce mixture, then cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until all of cabbage is tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add pork, along with any juices accumulated on plate, and bring to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture, then pour into skillet and boil, stirring, until sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Season with salt, then serve sprinkled with cilantro.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and sugar. Stir in wine or broth and soy sauce until smooth; set aside. , In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry pork in oil until no longer pink. Add the carrots, garlic and ginger; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add cabbage; stir-fry until cabbage is wilted. , Stir soy sauce mixture; add to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Steps:

• If using dried black fungus, put 6-8 pieces in a small bowl of room temp water to reconstitute
• If you have not used dried black fungus before note, they grow 2-3 times there size
• mince ginger and garlic, put in bowl with 3 tbsp soy sauce and the sesame oil. cut meat into bite size strips and add to bowl and stir
• cut cabbage crossways to 1 inch widths place in colander to wash and drain well
• If using, cut both ends off onion, slice in half lengthways then into 1/4 inch strips
• drain and rinse black fungus, pat dry and cut into strips, or wipe clean with dry towel, fresh mushrooms and slice
• place wok or your favorite stir fry pan on a med hi heat add 1 tbsp oil to wok and stir fry half the pork till no longer pink and remove to a plate, repeat with remaining pork
• add a little more oil to wok if needed and stir fry onion, if using. 2-3 mins. otherwise --
• add a little more oil to wok and add cabbage to wok, give it a quick stir and cover cook 3-4 mins. uncover and stir a couple times during, till wilted
• return meat to wok, stir and add black fungus
• serve over cooked white or jasmine rice, if desired

Steps:

• Mix together the first seven ingredients and form into golf-ball sized balls.
• Place the pork balls on a baking sheet and bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.
• Place the pork balls in a large pot (Dutch oven) with the 1 cup of chicken broth, the 1 tablespoon soy sauce and the 1 tablespoon sherry and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the napa cabbage, cover, and simmer for 10 more minutes.
• Dissolve the 1 tablespoon cornstarch in the 2 tablespoons cold water.
• Remove the pork balls and cabbage from the liquid and arrange on a serving platter.
• Stir the cornstarch slurry into the remaining liquid and bring it back to a boil.
• Once the sauce has thickened, pour it over the pork balls and cabbage.