Black Bean Pork and Zucchini

Name: Black Bean Pork and Zucchini
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp black bean and garlic sauce (such as Lee Kum Kee); 2 Tbsps canola oil, divided; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 Tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger; 59 milliliters thinly sliced green onions; 340 grams pork tenderloin, trimmed; 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp Shaoxing (Chinese rice wine), dry sherry, or sake; 2 Tbsps Shaoxing (Chinese rice wine), dry sherry, or sake; 710 milliliters hot cooked short-grain rice; 118 milliliters water; 454 grams zucchini

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Black Bean Pork and Zucchini Head to the store and pick up cornstarch, pork tenderloin, cornstarch, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare the pork, cut pork crosswise into 3-inch pieces.

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Pork

Cut each piece lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices; cut slices into 1/2-inch-wide strips.

Combine pork, 1 tablespoon wine, soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon cornstarch; cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

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Soy Sauce

Pork

Wine

To prepare sauce, combine 1/2 cup water and next 4 ingredients (through salt); set aside.

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Water

Salt

Cut zucchini crosswise into 2-inch pieces.

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Zucchini

Cut each piece lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices; cut slices into 1/2-inch-wide strips.

Heat a 14-inch wok over high heat.

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Wok

Add 2 teaspoons oil to wok, swirling to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Wok

Add zucchini and ginger to wok; stir-fry 1 minute or just until crisp-tender. Spoon into a bowl.

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Zucchini

Ginger

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Bowl

Wok

Add 2 teaspoons oil to wok, swirling to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Wok

Add half of pork mixture to wok; stir-fry 2 minutes or until browned.

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Pork

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Wok

Add cooked pork mixture to zucchini mixture. Repeat procedure with remaining 2 teaspoons oil and remaining pork mixture. Return zucchini mixture to wok. Stir sauce; add sauce to wok. Stir-fry 1 minute or until thickened. Spoon into a serving dish.

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Cooked Pork