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 Pork & Yu Choy Stir-fry
China
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Sched:
DoAhead:		 2 main  
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32 min  
Prep		 This very tasty stir-fry is basically Yu Choy Stir-fry made with marinated pork to convert it to a main dish. We also have Chicken Yu Choy Stir-fry, and other choys could also be used with some change in flavor and texture.


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Pork, lean (1)
-- Marinade
Soy Sauce
Rice Wine (2)
Corn Starch
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Yu Choy (2)
-- Sauce
Soy Sauce
Oyster Sauce
Stock
Rice Wine (2)
Salt
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Oil
    Prep   (20 min)
  1. Cut Pork into thin strips about 1/8 inch by 1/2 inch by 2 inches long. Unlike beef pork should be cut with the grain when cut thin.
  2. Massage Pork together with Soy Sauce, Rice Wine and Cornstarch, then set aside to marinate for 1/2 hour or more.
  3. Rinse Yu Choy and cut it whichever way you like. Stems do not need to be held separate unless they are quite large but I usually do anyway.
  4. Mix All Sauce items.
    5. RUN   (12 min)
  5. In a wok or spacious sauté pan heat Oil and stir in Pork. Fry stirring over high flame until it has completely lost its raw color. The cornstarch will start to stick to the pan, be careful it does not burn because it will become part of the sauce.
  6. Stir in Yu Choy Stems (if separate) and fry stirring about 1-1/2 minutes, then stir in leaves until coated with oil.
  7. Stir in Sauce Mix and bring to a boil. Scrape material stuck to the pan into the sauce. Simmer covered, turning frequently, until Yu Choy stems are crisp tender, about 3 minutes..
  8. Serve hot with plenty of steamed long grain rice.
NOTES:
  1. Pork:   Weight is for boneless with all excess fat trimmed away. Just about any cut can be used.
  2. Yu Choy:   This is an edible version of the plant that produces the seeds canola oil is made from. It is now widely grown in North America and readily available in most markets serving an East or Southeast Asian community. For details see my Yu Choy page. You can use other forms of choy as alternatives, but but in most cases give the stems more of a lead over the leaves in cooking. The flavor will be a bit different and in most cases less sweet. For details see my Cabbage Greens page.
  3. Rice Wine: Use a good drinkable Chinese rice wine, not the heavily salted "cooking wines". If you don't have that use a dry sherry (sake is not a good substitute).
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch
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