Friday, November 28, 2008

Hunan Style Pork

1/2 lb boneless pork loin
1 T plus 4 t cornstarch divided
3 T soy sauce, divided
1/2 t sugar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes
1 lb fresh broccoli, trimmed and seperated into bite sized pieces
2 T vegetable oil, divided
1 T slivered fresh ginger root
1 onion, chunked and separated
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
Hot cooked rice

Cut pork across grain into thin slices. Coat with mixture of 1 T cornstarch and 1 T soy sauce, sugar and garlic. Let stand 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine remaining 4 t cornstarch and 2 T soy sauce with red pepper flakes and 1 1 /4 c water.

Heat 1 T oil in hot wok over high heat. Add pork and stir fry for 2 minutes. Remove.

Heat remaining 1 T oil in same pan. Add ginger. Stir fry 30 seconds. Add onion and broccoli. Stir fry 4 minutes. Stir in pork, tomatoes and soy sauce mixture.

Cook, stirring until sauce boils and thickens. Serve with rice.

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