Combination Chow Mein - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    100 g pork, diced
    1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
    1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
    1 tablespoon soy sauce
    2 tablespoons peanut oil
    12 medium prawns, uncooked (or shrimp)
    250 g chicken breasts, diced
    1 medium carrot, sliced thinly
    1 medium brown onion, sliced thinly
    2 medium celery ribs, sliced thinly
    1 medium red capsicum, sliced thinly (bell pepper)
    1/2 cup button mushroom, sliced thinly
    1/2 cup chicken stock
    1 tablespoon cornflour
    2 tablespoons light soy sauce
    2 tablespoons oyster sauce
    2 bok choy, sliced
    1 cup bean sprouts
    3 green onions
Preparation
    Place diced pork, five spice, hoisin sauce and soy into a bowl, mix and let marinate a few hours covered in fridge.
    Heat one tablespoon of peanut oil in wok and stir-fry prawns a few minutes until just starting to change color. Remove and cover to keep warm.
    Add diced chicken and marinated pork to wok and str-fry until cooked. Remove and keep covered along with prawns.
    Heat other tablespoon of peanut oil in wok and stir-fry carrot and brown onion until soft.
    Add celery, capsicum and mushroom and stir-fry until vegetables are cooked but still firm.
    Combine chicken stock, cornflour, light soy sauce and oyster sauce in small bowl and mix well.
    Return prawn / chicken / pork mixture to wok and add bok choy, bean sprouts, green onion and blended sauce mix.
    Stir-fry until sauce boils and thickens.
    Serve over rice optionally with chow mein noodles over the top.

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