Name: Lima Beans in Meat and Red-in-Snow Sauce (雪裏紅炒利馬豆)
Yield: As a vegetable dish it serves 2 to 4.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ¼ pound ground lean pork; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; ½ cup finely diced bamboo shoots; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 ten-ounce package frozen lima beans, thoroughly defrosted; 5 tablespoons oil; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ cup red-in-snow, finely chopped; 1½ teaspoons sugar; ½ cup water

Preparation info

As a vegetable dish it serves
2 to 4
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

A light and refreshing mingling of flavors and textures. It is excellent with rice or as a topping for soup noodles.

Ingredients

1 ten-ounce package frozen lima beans, thoroughly defrosted
¼ pound ground lean pork
½

Method

Peel off the outer skins of the lima beans. March-chop the ground meat to loosen its formation. Finely chop the red-in-snow. Dice the bamboo shoots. Place everything in separate piles on your working platter. Mix the seasonings together in a small bowl.

Heat a wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat until hot; add 2