Pork With Hot Peanut Sauce

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Pork With Hot Peanut Sauce

  • 3 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1/2 pound pork butt
  • 2 cloves garlic — minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot — minced
  • 1/2 cup preserved radish
  • 4 squares firm bean curd
  • 2 green onions
  • **SAUCE**
  • 2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 dried hot red chili peppers
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/3 cup stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon MSG – (this is totally optional for dietary reasons)
  1. Soak radish in warm water for 45 minutes.
  2. Drain radish and cut in to 1/2″ cubes.
  3. Cut pork into 1/2″ cubes
  4. Drain & rinse canned bean curd; cut into 1/2″ cubes
  5. Cut green onions, including tops, in to 1/2 finger length size.
  6. **SAUCE**
  7. Cream together peanut butter and soy sauce.
  8. Mix in remaining sauce ingredients.
  9. Add oil to hot fry-pan or wok.
  10. Add pork to hot oil.
  11. Fry for approximately 1 minute.
  12. Add garlic & ginger; stir-fry for another 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  13. Transfer pork to saucepan; add peanut sauce; simmer for 15 minutes, adding onions in about 7 minutes in.
  14. Remove excess oil.
  15. Add more stock if sauce thickens
  16. Steam radish and bean curd for approximately 15 minutes.
  17. Top vegetables with pork and peanut sauce
  18. Server warm.
  19. Enjoy !
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