Mu Shu Pork

I recently came across a post about Mu Shu Pork. Up until reading the post I did not know what mu shu pork was. Mu shu pork is a Chinese dish that includes shredded pork, eggs, mushrooms and vegetables. It is seasoned with some sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Mu shu pork is generally wrapped in mu shu shells otherwise known as mandarin pancakes. The mandarin pancakes are similar to tortillas but thinner. After a quick search I found a recipe for the mandarin pancakes. The mu shu pork was easy to make and it was pretty tasty. I had some trouble with the mandarin pancakes though. The recipe called for rolling two of the pancakes at the same time separated by some sesame oil. After the pancake is cooked you are supposed to separate them but I couldn't get them to separate. They had become one when rolled... The mandarin pancakes ended up being too thick but they were still warm and soft and they worked. This was my first time using hoisin sauce as a condiment and I thought that it worked well as such. Overall I really enjoyed the mu shu pork filling but I think that I might buy some shells next time.

Ingredients:
1 pound pork (cut into strips)
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3 eggs (beaten)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 tablespoon ginger (grated)
1/2 medium head cabbage (shredded)
1 cup shiitake mushrooms (stemmed and cut into strips)
1 cup bamboo shoots (cut into strips)
2 cups bean sprouts
3 green onions (chopped)
mu shu shells
hoisin sauce

Directions:
1. Mix the soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch in a bowl.
2. Add the pork strips.
3. Cook the egg like and omelette. (I cooked the egg in a non-stick pan.)
4. When the egg is cook enough to handle cut it into strips.
5. Heat the oil in a pan.
6. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
7. Add the pork and saute until cooked.
8. Add the cabbage, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and bean sprouts and cook until the cabbage starts to wilt.
9. Remove from the heat.
10. Place some of the pork mixture on a mu shu shell add some hoisin sauce and wrap.



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