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Chinese Chicken Stir fry, showing vegetables prepared
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Quick Pork and Mushroom Stir Fry
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
In this dish, you have the soft tender texture (yes, tender, not dry and stringy) of the thin slices of pork meat, against the crunchy slightly chewy cashew nuts, with a gentle sweetness from the peas, all married together with that distinctive light Chinese flavour sauce that comes with a stir fry. You can of course swap any of the meat and vegetables to suit what you have available, as always, our recipes at Lovefoodies are designed to be adapted and changed to fit in with what you like eating!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
  • 8 oz or 200 g / person) thinly sliced pork. I usually use a pork chop or fillet and slice that thinly 1 per person
  • 1 ½ cups frozen garden peas
  • pieces Handful of mushrooms cleaned and cut to bite size
  • 1 inch piece of ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • Fresh chopped chilies optional
  • Handful of cashew nuts optional
  • 1 spring onions / scallions
  • handful of fresh coriander / cilantro
The sauce
  • 2 teaspoons cornflour
  • 1 ½ tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon chili seeds optional
Instructions
  1. Wash and prepare the mushrooms, they should all be cut to bite sized even pieces.
  2. Chop the ginger, garlic, and chilies (see photo to the right)
  3. Put all your prepared vegetables on a separate plate as shown in the photo.
  4. Slice the pork into thin bite sized strips (not cubes) and place in the bowl . Add the chopped ginger & garlic to the meat.
  5. Make the sauce. - Add all the sauce ingredients into a bowl, and stir so that the cornflour has dissolved and add to the meat.
  6. Heat the wok until it is smoking. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the wok.
  7. As soon as the wok is hot, add the mushrooms and stir until cooked. Add the meat, stir until cooked, then add the garden peas, cashew nuts and cilantro / scallions
  8. Add the sauce, stirring all the time and if the sauce gets too thick, add some water to loosen.
  9. Serve with some delicious Fragrant Jasmine Rice