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Quick mu shu pork

Name: Quick mu shu pork
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes, /chinese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons peanut or canola oil; 600g pork stir-fry strips; 1/4 cup (60ml) reduced-salt soy sauce; 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine* (shaohsing); 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 1 large carrot, cut into thin matchsticks; 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced; 100g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 6 spring onions, thinly sliced on an angle, plus extra to serve; 1/4 small Chinese cabbage (wombok), finely shredded (to give 3 cups); 2 teaspoons sesame oil

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Traditionally this northern Chinese dish is served in Peking pancakes (available frozen from Asian food shops).

2 tablespoons peanut or canola oil
600g pork stir-fry strips
1/4 cup (60ml) reduced-salt soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine* (shaohsing)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 large carrot, cut into thin matchsticks
1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
100g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
6 spring onions, thinly sliced on an angle, plus extra to serve
1/4 small Chinese cabbage (wombok), finely shredded (to give 3 cups)
2 teaspoons sesame oil

Method

1.

Heat 2 teaspoons of peanut oil in a wok over high heat. Stir-fry half the pork for 1 minute or until browned. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with another 2 teaspoons of peanut oil and the remaining pork. Add soy, wine and sauce to pork in the bowl.
2.

Heat remaining tablespoon of peanut oil over high heat. Stir-fry carrot, capsicum and shiitakes for 1 1/2 minutes. Add spring onion, cabbage and pork mixture and stirfry for 2 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated and cabbage has just wilted. Remove from heat, stir in sesame oil and serve topped with extra spring onion.

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