hello hi hello everyone! This is a recipe adding to our series on Chinese American food hacks, based on the mu shu pork from PF Chang's. This was a fun one to deconstruct because PF Chang's mu shu pork makes a lot of the decisions in their recipe that you will find in a typical americanized mu shu pork. This made it super fun to take apart and identify the American qualities that come up. Hope you try it!

 

serves 4-6

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 boneless pork loin

  • 4 cloves garlic

  • 2 tbsp ginger

  • 1/4 head white cabbage

  • 2 green onions

  • 2 carrots

  • 1/4 cup cucumber (about 1 1/2 inches of cucumber)

  • 1/2 cup bean sprouts

  • 8 oz can bamboo shoots

  • 2 wood ear mushrooms

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 tbsp shaoxing wine

  • 1 tsp corn starch

  • vegetable oil

  • mu shu skins (or flour tortillas)

INGREDIENTS (marinade)

  • 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (or 2 tbsp full sodium soy sauce)

  • 2 tbsp shaoxing wine

  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

INGREDIENTS (sauce)

  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce

  • 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (or 2 tbsp full sodium soy sauce)

  • 1 tbsp doubanjiang

  • 2 tbsp shaoxing wine

  • kosher salt

  • hoisin sauce

PREP

  • CRUSH and MINCE garlic, set aside

  • FINE MINCE ginger, set aside

  • THINLY SLICE pork loin, set aside

  • SLICE cabbage, set aside

  • SEPARATE greens and whites of green onions and slice, set aside

  • JULIENNE carrots and cucumbers, set aside

  • REHYDRATE wood ear mushrooms in boiling water for 10 minutes, then slice, set aside

  • WHISK eggs, then add 1 tbsp corn starch and 1 tsp of corn starch, set aside

  • COMBINE pork with all marinade ingredients, and marinate for 30 minutes or up to an hour

  • COMBINE all sauce ingredients except hoisin, and set aside

ON THE STOVE

  • HEAT wok as hot as possible, then add 4 tbsp vegetable oil, long yao

  • ADD pork, reserving the liquid of the marinade, toss until 90% cooked (about 2 minutes), then remove

  • WIPE down wok, reheat, add 4 more tbsp vegetable oil, and long yao

  • ADD garlic, ginger, and whites of green onions, and sauté until fragrant (about 15 seconds)

  • ADD cabbage and carrots, toss and sauté for 1-2 minutes until slightly tender

  • ADD mushrooms, bean sprouts, and bamboo shoots, and toss with 3 tbsp of sauce mixture, saute for 1-2 minutes

  • ADD pork back to the wok, followed by cucumbers and remaining sauce mixture

  • TOSS until combined, and remove

  • WIPE down wok, reheat, add 4 more tbsp vegetable oil, and long yao

  • ADD egg mixture to the wok, and rotate the wok until as much of the egg makes contact with the wok as possible

  • FLIP the egg, then remove onto a cutting board

  • SLICE the egg into strips, then add to the stir fry off heat

  • SERVE over mu shu skins (or flour tortillas), and finish with greens of green onions and hoisin sauce

 

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