Basic Red-Simmered Pork

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Basic Red-Simmered Pork Ingredients

3 lb Pork	2 tb Sherry
1 -(up to)	1 ts Salt
2 c Water	2 ts Sugar
4 sl Fresh ginger root	Additional ingredients are
1/2 c Soy sauce

Instructions for Basic Red-Simmered Pork

1. Cut pork in 1-1/2inch cubes. Place with water in a heavy saucepan and bring quickly to a boil. 2. Meanwhile, slice and crush ginger root. Then add to pan along with soy sauce, sherry and salt. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. 3. Add sugar. Turn meat over and simmer, covered, 30 minutes more. VARIATIONS: For the white sugar, substitute brown sugar. In step 2 add any of the following: 2 scallion stalks, cut in 1-inch sections 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 cloves star anise 1 cup onion, sliced 1/4 pound dried Chinese cabbage (soaked); omit the salt 1/4 pound salted haddock or other dried fish (soaked), cut in 1-inch squares; omit the salt In step 3, add 1/2 cup lily buds (soaked) and 2 tablespoons cloud ear mushrooms (soaked). During the last hour of cooking, add any of the following: 1 bunch carrots, peeled and sliced rolling-cut style 2 Pounds Chinese white turnips, peeled, cut in 1-1/2 inch cubes 6 celery stalks, cut in 1-1/2 inch sections 6 or more eggs, hardboiled and shelled 2 cups fresh squid, cut in 1-inch sections 1/2 pound peastarch noodles, boiled 20 minutes, then drained, and added with 1-1/2 cups boiling water During the last 20 minutes, add 2 or 3 bean curd cakes, cut in quarters or cubed, and/or 2 cups bamboo shoots, cut in large chunks. During the last 3 minutes, add 1 can abalone, cut in 1/4-inch slices. Also substitute 1 cup abalone liquid for the water in step 1. From , ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glens MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

Main Ingredient: PorkCuisine: Uncategorized

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