Stir-Fried Hoisin Pork with Tree Ears, Lemon, and Tomatoes

Name: Stir-Fried Hoisin Pork with Tree Ears, Lemon, and Tomatoes
Yield: Serves 2 to 3 as a Main Course 4 to 5 as Part of a Multicourse Meal
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: Finely julienned peel of ½ small scrubbed lemon; 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon mushroom soy sauce; ½ pound spinach leaves; ¾ pound boneless pork loin, cut against the grain into 2-inch ribbons ⅛ inch thick; 1 rounded cup cherry or pear tomatoes, halved if large, or 8 pieces Oven-Dried Plum Tomatoes; 1½ cups China Moon Infusion, China Moon Double Stock, or unsalted chicken stock; 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green and white scallion rings; Diagonally cut green and white scallion rings, for garnish; 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold stock or water; 2 teaspoons “goop” from China Moon Chili-Lemon Oil; 1 tablespoon China Moon Chili-Lemon Oil; 1½ teaspoons sugar; 2 tablespoons dried tree ears; ¼ pound seedless cucumbers; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar; ½ teaspoon finely minced garlic; 1 small red onion, cut into ¼-inch moons; ¼ pound shiitake mushroom caps, cut into wedges; 2 to 3 cups corn or peanut oil, for velveting and stir-frying; 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic; 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon Serrano-Lemongrass Vinegar or unseasoned Japanese rice vinegar; ¼ cup hoisin sauce; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
as a Main Course

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

About

This is a pretty, lemony dish for summer, with its tumble of red and yellow cherry or pear tomatoes and jade green cucumber.

Look for cucumbers that are seedless and unwaxed. Lemon cucumbers, Japanese cucumbers, Kirbys, or Armenians all have wonderful flavor in the warm months; in the cold months, the slimmer so-called English hydroponics will do.

All of the preparations can be done in advance, leaving only the brief cooking for the last minute.

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Asia
China
Dinner
Summer
Spicy

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