SZECHUAN PORK WITH ASPARAGUS

PORTIONS: 4

INGREDIENTS
1 lb. pork butt or pork loin, trimmed (no fat) and cut in very thin slices.
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 red pepper diced
2 lb. asparagus, blanched and cut in pieces

SAUCE
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. minced ginger
½ cup diced onions
1½  cups chicken broth, without salt
2 tbsp. oyster sauce
2 tbsp. kep kap manis (sweet soy sauce)
1 tbsp. hoisin sauce
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1tsp. Chinese cooking wine
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper seeds
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2½ tbsp. cold water

PREPARATION OF THE SAUCE
Heat up a pot with the oil at moderate temperature.
Cook ginger and onions together, until onions are translucent.
Add chicken broth, oyster sauce, kep kap manis, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine crushed red pepper seeds. Stir well.
Mix well the cornstarch with the water.
When the liquid mix star boiling stir in the cornstarch mix to thick the sauce. Let it cook for a minute.

DISH PREPARATION

In a large skillet or wok, heat up the oil.
Brown the pork.
Add red peppers and cook for ½ a minute.
Add asparagus and heat them up.
Stir in the sauce without breaking the asparagus spears and serve.

NUTRITION FACTS PER SERVING

Calories               280.0         Monounsatutated Fat   4.8 g         Carbohydrate             17.7 g
Total Fat                12.1 g     Cholesterol                54. 9 mg    Dietary Fiber                  6.0 g
Saturated Fat             3.8 g     Sodium                   1,138.2 mg    Sugars                          2.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat   2.9 g      Potassium               1,124.2 mg    Protein                         28.1 g