Stir-Fry Pork and Jicama

Name: Stir-Fry Pork and Jicama
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cold water; 1/4 cup dry sherry; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 4 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 tablespoons cooking oil; 1 lb lean boneless pork, cut into strips; 1 cup jicama, cubed and peeled; 1 cup red sweet pepper, cut into strips; 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced; 2 cups Chinese cabbage or 2 cups spinach, chopped

Submitted by andypandy

"Feb 1989 Better Homes & Gardens recipe."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup cold water
¹⁄₄ cup dry sherry
¹⁄₄ cup soy sauce
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 lb lean boneless pork, cut into strips
1 cup jicama, cubed and peeled
1 cup red sweet pepper, cut into strips
2 tablespoons green onions, sliced
2 cups Chinese cabbage or 2 cups spinach, chopped

directions

In a small bowl mix the water cornstarch, soy sauce, and sherry, stir well and set aside.
In a wok or large skillet cook the gingerroot and garlic for 30 seconds in hot oil. Add half the thinly sliced pork and stir fry 3 minutes, until no longer pink. Remove, and add the remaining pork and cook until no longer pink. Return all the pork to skillet and add jicama, sweet peppers and green onion. Stir fry 1 minute more.
Stir in the slurry mixture and cook until bubbly and thickened.
Stir in the cabbage or spinach last and warm thru.
Serve over rice or noodles.

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andypandy

Canada

Grandmother of two boys, great grandmother of one ...worked in hardware and construction for forty years, read all cookbooks, watch all cook shows on tv. like to cook all types of new recipes.

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