Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 12 lb pork butt
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, Minced
  • 12 cup preserved radish
  • 4 pieces bean curd (Canned, Firm)
  • 2 green onions
  • 2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 dried hot red chili peppers
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 13 cup stock
  • 12 teaspoon msg (optional)

Method

  • Soak radish in warm water for 45 minutes.
  • Cut pork into 1/2" cubes.
  • Drain & rinse canned bean curd; cut into 1/2" cubes.
  • (If using fresh bean curd, wrap it in clean dish towel and press it for 1 hour to make it more firm.
  • Wrap it tightly & use about a 5-pound weight.)
  • Drain radish & cut into 1/2" cubes.
  • Cut green onions, including tops, into 2" lengths.
  • Sauce: In a cup, cream together peanut butter and soy sauce.
  • Slowly mix in remaining sauce ingredients.
  • Set aside.
  • Stir-frying: Add oil to hot wok.
  • When oil starts to smoke, add pork.
  • Stir-fry for about 1 minute.
  • Add garlic & ginger; stir-fry for another 30 seconds.
  • Transfer pork to saucepan; add peanut sauce; heat & simmer for 15 minutes, adding onions about mid-way.
  • Skim off excess oil.
  • Add more stock if sauce thickens.
  • Steaming: In Chinese steamer, steam radish & bean curd on its serving plate for 15 minutes, just prior to serving.
  • When ready to serve, drain water off plate, and top vegetables with pork & peanut sauce.