Five Spice Pork And Mushroom Stir Fry - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb pork loin steaks, fat trimmed and sliced
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 inch gingerroot, peeled and grated
1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
2 carrots, cut into fine sticks
6 ounces pak choi, washed and sliced
7 ounces fresh large mushrooms, sliced
5 ounces chestnut mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine or 2 tablespoons dry sherry
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
1 1/4 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch (mixed with 2tbsp cold water)
1 scallion, sliced, to garnish

Preparation

Mix the oyster sauce, cornstarch and a little seasoning together in a bowl, add the pork and mix well.
Heat a wok or large frying pan over a high heat and add the oil. Add the pork and stir-fry for 3-4 mins until golden brown.
Add the garlic, ginger and chili flakes and stir fry for 30 secs. Add the carrots, pak choy, and mushrooms and stir fry for 2 minutes.
Next add the soy, rice wine and chicken stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook for a further 1 min, stirring until the sauce thickens.
Sprinkle over the scallion and serve with Jasmine rice.