Easy Mu Shu Pork Recipes

MOO SHU PORK

Steps:

• First, combine the pork with the marinade ingredients and set aside for 20-30 minutes.
• Then cook the eggs. Whisk together the eggs with the rice wine and salt. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok over high heat. Add the beaten eggs, scramble, and turn off the heat. Dish out the cooked eggs and set aside.
• Heat the wok over high heat once again, and add 2 tablespoons of oil. When the oil starts to smoke, add the pork and sear the meat until lightly browned. Then add the chopped scallion and stir.
• Next, add the sliced cucumbers and wood ear mushrooms. Stir fry to thoroughly combine the ingredients. Now it's time to add the Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, oyster sauce and water.
• Stir fry everything well for an additional 30 seconds. Finally add the cooked eggs, stir-fry for another 30 seconds, and serve!

EASY MU SHU PORK

Steps:

• Place 1/2 of the coleslaw mix and 1/2 of the carrots in a slow cooker. Add mushrooms; toss to combine. Stir in garlic. Add 1/2 cup hoisin sauce and soy sauce and stir to combine. Place pork on top of vegetables. Cover and cook on Low until pork is fork-tender, 4 to 5 hours.
• Shred pork using 2 forks. Add remaining coleslaw mix, carrots, and 1/4 cup hoisin sauce to the slow cooker; stir to combine.
• Heat tortillas on a skillet over medium-high heat, about 10 seconds per side. Divide pork mixture among tortillas. Top with green onions and sesame oil.

EASY MOO SHU PORK WITH TORTILLAS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium. Add eggs; cook, without stirring, until set, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, roll up, and slice crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips; set aside. Wipe skillet clean; reserve.
• Place pork in a medium bowl, and sprinkle with cornstarch. Season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. In reserved skillet, heat remaining tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add pork, and cook until browned on one side, 4 to 5 minutes (pork will cook more later); transfer to a plate (reserve skillet).
• Add mushrooms and ginger to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook until mushrooms are lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add cabbage, scallions, soy sauce, vinegar, egg strips, and pork; cook, tossing occasionally, until cabbage has wilted and pork is opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stack tortillas between damp paper towels; microwave on high for 2 minutes. To assemble, spread center of a tortilla with hoisin sauce; top with moo shu filling, and roll up.

EASY MOO SHU PORK

Steps:

• Mix soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic in a bowl until marinade is smooth; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add pork, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, 1 hour to overnight.
• Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add cabbage and carrot; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Push cabbage mixture aside and add pork with marinade to middle of the skillet. Cook and stir until pork is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Draw cabbage into the center of the skillet; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

MOO SHU PORK

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, water, soy sauce and ginger until blended; set aside. In a large skillet, saute pork and garlic in oil for 3-5 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. , Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in hoisin sauce. Add coleslaw mix; stir to coat. Spoon about 1/2 cup pork mixture into the center of each tortilla; roll up tightly.

MU SHU PORK

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, sherry and hoisin sauce in a bowl. Add the pork, toss to coat evenly, cover, refrigerate and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, soak the mushrooms in enough hot water to cover for 20 minutes. Drain and thinly slice. Set aside on a plate, along with the cabbage, carrot and scallions.
• Heat a wok or large skillet over medium/high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil and swirl to coat. Pour in the eggs, swirling and tilting the wok to form a thin film. Cook just until the eggs are set and feel dry on top, about 1 minute. Transfer to a platter, let cool slightly and cut into 1 inch strips.
• Return the wok to high heat, and swirl in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add the garlic, and ginger, and stir-fry to release the aromas, about 1 minute. Add the pork and stirfry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the reserved mushrooms, cabbage, carrot, bean sprouts, and scallions, along with the chicken stock, and stir-fry another 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, sherry, sesame oil, and sugar, and cook, stirring until sauce boils, about 1 minute. Add egg strips and mix well. To serve, spread a small amount of hoisin sauce on a warm Mandarin Pancake. Spoon about 1/2 cup mu shu mixture in center of pancake, wrap like a burrito, folding the ends to close, and serve.
• Place flour in a medium bowl, making a well in the center. Pour in the boiling water, and use a wooden spoon or chopsticks to mix until a soft dough is formed. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough gently until it is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Cover with a damp towel and let rest for 20 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a log, 16 inches long. Cut the log crosswise into 1 inch pieces, shape each piece into a ball, then use your hands to flatten each ball into a pancake. Brush the tops of the pancakes lightly with the sesame oil. Then, place one pancake on top of a second pancake, oiled sides together, so that there are 8 pairs. With a rolling pin, flatten each pair into a 6 inch circle. (A tortilla press also works well for this.) Cover the pancakes with a damp towel to rest.
• Heat an ungreased, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the pancakes, one at a time, turning them once as they puff and little bubbles appear on the surface, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes on each side. As each pancake is finished, remove from pan and gently separate the halves into 2 pancakes while still hot. Stack cooked pancakes on a plate while cooking the remaining pancakes.
• Serve pancakes while still warm with Mu Shu Pork. Or, pancakes may be prepared up to 1 day in advance, wrapped in plastic, and refrigerated. Pancakes may also be frozen. Reheat them by steaming for 5 minutes, or warming them in a 350 degree F oven, wrapped in foil, for 10 minutes.
• Yield: 16 pancakes

MOO SHU PORK

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the eggs; let them sit, undisturbed, for about 3-4 minutes (or until they set and form a large omelet). Remove the eggs to a cutting board and set aside.
• Add 2 more tablespoons of oil to the skillet and heat the oil over high heat. Add the pork; stir-fry for 1 ½ minutes. Add the garlic, mushrooms, coleslaw mix, and green onion; stir-fry for 2 more minutes. While the meat and vegetables cook, cut the eggs into thin strips. At the very end, add the chopped eggs, salt, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sugar, sesame oil, ginger, pepper, and broth-cornstarch mixture. Cook and stir until the sauce thickens and the vegetables are tender, about 2 more minutes. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Serve the mixture on top tortillas or rice with hoisin sauce and additional optional toppings.

EASY MOO SHU PORK STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss pork with 2 tablespoons soy sauce; let stand 10 minutes. Whisk together remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin, and 2 tablespoons water.
• Heat a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium-high. Swirl in 1 tablespoon oil; add half of pork and cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook 1 to 2 minutes more; transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining pork.
• Swirl in remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Add garlic, ginger, and scallions; cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add shiitakes; cook 2 minutes. Add coleslaw; cook, stirring, until vegetables are tender, 2 minutes.
• Add soy mixture and return pork to skillet; cook, stirring, until combined, about 1 minute. Serve in tortillas with more hoisin.

MOO SHU PORK

Steps:

• Whisk the hoisin sauce, vinegar, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the pork and marinate 10 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat. Remove the pork from the marinade using tongs (reserve the marinade) and stir-fry until browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer the pork to a plate. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons water to the skillet, then pour the pan juices over the pork on the plate.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet; when hot, add the mushrooms and stir-fry until slightly golden, about 2 minutes. Add the coleslaw mix and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the pork, the reserved marinade and half of the scallions; stir-fry 2 more minutes. Season with salt and sprinkle with the remaining scallions. Serve the stir-fry in the lettuce leaves with more hoisin sauce.