Chinese Pork and Peppers

Name: Chinese Pork and Peppers
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 12 ounces whole onion or 11 ounces chopped ready-cut onion (2 cups); 2 teaspoons canola oil; 1 large clove garlic; 8 ounces pork tenderloin; 16 ounces whole red, yellow and green peppers or 14 ounces thinly sliced peppers (4 cups); 4 ounces whole mushrooms or 3 ounces sliced, ready-cut mushrooms (1 cup); 1 tablespoon fresh or frozen ginger; 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon hot-pepper flakes; 3 tablespoons dry sherry; 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/2 cup no-salt-added beef broth

By Marian Burros

Total Time: About 30 minutes
Rating: 4(13)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

12ounces whole onion or 11 ounces chopped ready-cut onion (2 cups)
2teaspoons canola oil
1large clove garlic
8ounces pork tenderloin
16ounces whole red, yellow and green peppers or 14 ounces thinly sliced peppers (4 cups)
4ounces whole mushrooms or 3 ounces sliced, ready-cut mushrooms (1 cup)
1tablespoon fresh or frozen ginger
⅛ to ¼teaspoon hot-pepper flakes
3tablespoons dry sherry
1tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
2tablespoons water
1tablespoon cornstarch
½cup no-salt-added beef broth

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
Chop whole onions and saute in hot oil in a nonstick skillet.
Step 2
Mince garlic, and add to onion.
Step 3
Trim fat from the tenderloin, and cut the meat into 2- or 3-inch strips, ¼ inch wide. Add to pan and cook until brown on both sides.
Step 4
Wash, trim, seed and slice whole peppers into thin strips, about ¼ inch wide. Add to pan, and continue cooking over medium heat.
Step 5
Wash, trim and slice whole mushrooms, and grate ginger. Add mushrooms, ginger, hot-pepper flakes, sherry and soy sauce to pan, and cook until mushrooms begin to soften.
Step 6
Stir one tablespoon of water into the cornstarch to make a paste; stir in remaining water, and mix with beef broth. Add to pan, and cook over low heat, stirring, until mixture thickens.