Name: Moo-Shu Pork
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour; 12 ounces pork butt, trimmed and thinly sliced across grain; 4 tablespoons light soy sauce; 4 tablespoons Shaohsing rice wine; 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/2 ounce dried Chinese black mushrooms (also known as black fungus or wood ear mushrooms; about 2/3 cup); 3 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon Asian toasted sesame oil; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon Asian toasted-sesame oil; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 1/4 cup peanut oil; 1 (1/4-inch) piece fresh ginger, minced (about 1 teaspoon); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 4 scallions (white and green parts), thinly sliced on diagonal; 8 ounces Napa cabbage, quartered lengthwise, cored, and cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch triangles (about 5 cups); 4 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups); 1 English or kirby cucumber, cut crosswise into 2-inch lengths, then thinly sliced lengthwise (about 1 cup); 1 teaspoon Asian toasted sesame oil; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

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Moo-Shu PorkCIA/Keith Ferris

This classic Mandarin Chinese recipe can be made with either ground beef or pork.

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