Stir Fried Bean Curd With Roast Pork Recipes

STIR-FRIED BEAN CURD WITH ROAST PORK

Steps:

• 1. Cut each bean curd cake in 6 to 8 pieces or in 1-inch cubes. Cut scallion stalk in 1-inch sections. Slice or dice pork.2. Heat oil. Add salt then scallion, and stir-fry a few times until translucent. Add pork and stir-fry a few times. Then add bean curd stir-fry gently until heated through (2 to 3 minutes). 3. Sprinkle with soy sauce and remaining salt and stir in gently.NOTE: Since bean curd is fragile, vigorous stir-frying will demolish it. Therefore shake or tilt the pan from time to time to baste the bean curd with hot oil or else separately turn the pieces so they can heat through evenly. VARIATIONS: * For the soy sauce, substitute oyster sauce. * Use 4 or 5 whole scallions, cut in 1-inch lengths. * Before serving, sprinkle bean curd with a few drops of sesame oil or garnish with minced raw scallion

DEEP-FRIED BEAN CURD WITH PORK AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut each cake of bean curd into 4 cubes, and deep-fry the pieces in oil, heated to 375 degrees, about 5 minutes, or until golden. (When adding bean curd to hot oil, do so gently, using the lid of the wok as a shield to protect yourself from any spattering oil.) Remove the bean curd, drain, cool, and cut into 1/8-inch julienne strips. Set aside. Cut the pork into similar strips, and mix with the next 5 ingredients. Cut the bamboo shoots, celery and ham into similar strips. Soak mushrooms 15 minutes in warm water, discard the stems and cut into similar julienne strips. Mince garlic. Mix cornstarch solution with the next 3 ingredients.
• Using high heat, heat a wok, add the oil, salt and garlic, and stir-fry 10 seconds.
• Add pork, and stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add bean curd, bamboo shoots, celery and mushrooms, and stir-fry 10 seconds.
• Add stock, cover and boil 2 minutes.
• Add cornstarch solution, stir until thickened, remove from heat, and serve, garnished with Smithfield ham.

STIR-FRIED ROAST PORK AND BEAN CURD I

Steps:

• 1. Dice roast pork. Cut bean curd in 1-inch cubes and scallions in 1-inch sections. 2. Blend cornstarch, soy sauce, sherry and salt to a paste. 3. Heat oil. Add pork and scallions and stir-fry 1 minute. Remove from pan. 4. Heat remaining oil. Add bean curd cubes and stir-fry gently, or tilt pan to heat bean curd through (about 1 minute). Remove from pan. 5. Add cornstarch paste and simmer, stirring 1 minute. 6. Return bean curd, roast pork and scallions, stir-frying only to reheat. Serve at once. VARIATION: * Omit step 4. Deep-fry the bean curd cubes until golden instead. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.