Shredded Pork With Yu Shon Sauce

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Title: SHREDDED PORK WITH YU SHON SAUCE
Categories: Oriental, Meats, Main dish
Yield: 4 servings

1/4 c Wood ears
1/2 lb Boneless pork
7 Water chestnuts
Soy sauce
2 1/2 ts Cornstarch
1/2 Egg; beaten
1/2 ts Cornstarch; mixed w/water
1 tb Water, to mix w/cornstarch
1/2 ts Minced garlic
1/2 ts Minced gingerroot
2 tb Sugar
2 tb Chicken broth or water
1 1/2 tb Vinegar
4 c Oil
1 ts Hot bean paste
1 tb Chopped green onion
1/2 ts Sesame oil

*Note: Pork should be trimmed of fat.
Soak wood ears in warm water until softened, about 1/2
hour. Rinse well, then shred. Cut pork in paper-thin
slices and shred. Crush water chestnuts with heavy
cleaver and shred. Combine pork, 2 teaspoons soy
sauce, cornstarch and egg and mix well. Meat mixture
should be moist. If needed, add a little of
cornstarch- water solution. Combine 2 tablespoons soy
sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar, broth and vinegar. Heat
oil in wok or large skillet. Add pork mixture, wood
ears and water chestnuts and cook, stirring gently,
just until meat changes color. Immediately pour meat
and vegetables into large strainer set in bowl to
drain off oil. Return 1 to 2 tablespoons oil to pan.
Mix hot bean paste with oil in pan. Add meat mixture
and stir-fry. Add soy sauce mixture and continue
cooking. Stir in green onion. Add remaining cornstarch
solution and stir. Mix in sesame oil and turn out on
serving plate.

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