Marvelous Mu Shu Pork Without Cabbage

I love mu shu pork, one of my favorites, and this is different than others here and my cooking teacher's recipe because it does not include cabbage. The bean sprouts add a nice crunch! With fresh sprouts in lieu of canned, it's recommended to snap off the root part, for a prettier effect and it can contain bacteria. Dried mushrooms and dried wood ears (also called auricularia)are incredibly good, and available in cellophane packages in asian markets. You can find recipes for the mandarin pancakes on zaar, buy them frozen in asian markets, or substitute thin flour tortillas.

Steps

Place dried mushrooms and wood ears in small bowl and cover with hot water.

Let stand 30 minutes.

Combine marinade ingredients in large bowl.

Add pork and stir to coat.

Let stand 30 minutes.

Drain and squeeze excess water out of mushrooms and wood ears.

Cut off and discard mushroom stems and cut caps into thin slices.

Pinch out hard nobs from center of wood ears and discard.

Cut wood ears into thin strips.

Omelet: heat oil in small nonstick skillet over medium high heat.

Add the eggs and tilt skillet to cover bottom.

Cook just until egg is set.

Loosen edges , turn omelet over and cook the other side five seconds.

Remove from skillet.

When omelet is cool , cut crosswise into 1 / 8-inch wide strips.

Combine all flavoring sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.

Stir-fry: heat oil in wok or large skillet over high heat.

Add ginger and stir once.

Add pork and stir-fry until meat is no longer pink , about two minutes.

Add mushrooms , wood ears , bamboo shoots , c.

Ingredients

boneless lean pork, dried mushrooms, dried wood ear mushrooms, peanut oil, fresh ginger, bamboo shoot, carrot, fat free chicken broth, bean sprouts, green onions, hoisin sauce, mandarin pancakes, light soy sauce, wine, cornstarch, eggs, water, sugar, sesame oil