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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place 1 tablespoon of the chopped ginger into a large zip-lock bag, and reserve the remainder. | 2. Add the remaining marinade ingredients to the bowl (1 sliced green onion, 1 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoons sesame oil, 2 tablespoons dry sherry, 2 teaspoons cornstarch), and mix well. | 3. Add the ground pork, mix marinade and ground pork together, and put in refrigerator to marinate for at least 30 minutes. | 4. Remove hard stems from Shiitake mushrooms and slice finely. | 5. Blanch the tofu in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then drain. | 6. Combine the garlic with the reserved ginger, and process together with a stick blender or spice grinder until they form a thick paste. | 7. Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. | 8. Add the Sesame and Olive Oil (2 tbsp sesame, 1 tbsp olive) and just as it is starting to smoke, add the garlic/ginger pasted and stir-fry, stirring continuously for approximately 30 seconds (take care not to burn the mixture). | 9. Next add the Black Bean Hot Sauce, Szechwan Stir Fry Sauce, Chili Oil, Shiitake mushrooms, and stir-fry for approximately 60 seconds. | 10. Stir meat mixture, add it to the skillet, and continue to stir-fry over high heat for two to three minutes, until it looses its pinkish color. | 11. Toss in the tofu and the sliced green onions and continue to fry for about 45 seconds. | 12. Pour in the soy sauce and water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to moderate and cook for a couple of minutes. | 13. If there appears to be too much liquid in the pan contents, thicken with a little cornstarch and water. | 14. Serve with steamed rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pork	1/2	lb	ground	852.768	0.0	31.5479	79.5388
ginger	3	inches	peeled chopped	-	-	-	-
shiitake mushroom	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
water	1	cup	boiling	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tofu	1		cut firm	40.8233	0.7881	4.896	2.4721
garlic clove	6			-	-	-	-
green onion	5		sliced	95.85	20.377	3.4435	1.6685
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
sesame oil	2	tablespoons		240.44799999999998	0.0	0.0	27.2
black bean sauce	4 -5	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
szechwan stir fry sauce	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
chili oil	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
soy sauce	2	tablespoons		16.96	1.5776	2.6048	0.1824
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
green onion	1		sliced	95.85	20.377	3.4435	1.6685
soy sauce	1	tablespoon		16.96	1.5776	2.6048	0.1824
sesame oil	1	teaspoon		240.44799999999998	0.0	0.0	27.2
sherry	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
cornstarch	2	teaspoons		20.32	4.8677	0.0139	0.0027

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.