Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Pork with Black Fungus



Pork with black fungus is very easy to prepare and quite tasty too.  With a minimum of ingredients you can whip up this dish which can go well with rice or with  steamed buns.

Ingredients

1/2 kg                Pork belly, cut to around 1 inch cubes
5 cups               Hydrated black fungus (maybe around 1 1/2 cup of dried ingredient)
1 tablespoon     Oyster sauce
8 tablespoon     Light soy sauce
1 teaspoon        Black pepper powder
5 cloves            Garlic, peeled and minced
1 pc                   Onion, medium sized, cut to thin slivers for sauteeing
2 tablespoons    Cooking oil
1 tablespoon      Sesame oil
2 tablespoons    Chinese cooking wine
1 1/2 cups          Water

Hydrate the black fungus:

1.  Place the black fungus in a shallow container.
2.  Add water enough to submerge the ingredient.
3.  Allow to hydrate for about 30 minutes
4.  Strain and rinse several times with water.
5.  Set aside.

Cooking instructions:

1.  Saute in the cooking oil the garlic and onions until fragrant.
2.  Add the pork and stir fry until color changes pale white.
3.  Add the Chinese cooking wine.
4.  Add all the all the other ingredients and stir well.
5.  Attach the cover.
6.  Pressure cook for around 30 minutes.
7.  Serve with either rice or with steamed buns.  Enjoy!