July 22, 2007
Stir Fried Pork With Button Mushrooms
I wanted to post this before I gave birth, but I went into labor a week before my estimated due date and the freaking labor started at 2am 6th June and lasted 32 hours until I delivered on 7th June, 7:50am to a healthy baby boy: J Junior. After that, life became a frenzy and a cycle of smelling poop, spraying pee, changing diapers, baby crying (bloody murder), me trying to nurse (and boy I did try real hard!!!) .. and in the blink of an eye, 6 weeks passed.
I finally got used to expecting the unexpected and manage to have some time for myself to blog. I probably have thousands of blog entries I am keen to catch up on and see what my online friends have been up to. I would like to thank all the kind people who have sent me sweet notes when I disappeared from blogosphere. I am still alive. *phew*
Here’s the entry that I wanted to post 6 weeks ago :)
For best flavor and tenderness, meat should have a small amount of marbling. This applies to beef, it also applies to pork.
Pork shoulder butt is the primal cut for pork and that includes the front leg and the section at the top of the leg. Meat from this section is relatively fatty, which makes for juicy, tender, and flavorful roasts.
= Pork Shoulder Butt
= Pork Blade Shoulder
= Boston Butt.
You can find pork shoulder butts sold in strips and they can be used for kabobs, stir-frying or stewing. The shoulder is one of the most flavorful and economical cuts and they are a better cut than the picnic. Reference The Cook’s Thesaurus for a picture of the various cuts of pork.
Pork shoulder butt is mom’s favorite cut of pork. Well, since she came to visit, I figured I better make use of her cooking skills and learn to make some more home-cooked meals before I lose that source of knowledge when she goes home.
For this Stir Fried Pork With Button Mushrooms dish, she simply asked me what other ingredients I have in the fridge and with that, she was able to whip up something delicious, that could go with plain white rice, porridge, bao skin or simply a piece of bread.
For convenience, mom usually just add the garlic and ginger to the pork together with the pork seasoning, then add them to the hot oil to stir fry, instead of stir frying the garlic and ginger first.
Ingredients (Serves 3):
- 1/2 lb pork shoulder butt
- 4 button mushrooms, sliced
- 3 stalks of scallions, cut into 2″ diagonals
- 1/2 yellow onion, sliced
Seasoning for pork:
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp corn starch (to give pork a smoother texture)
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 3 slices ginger, julienned
Seasoning:
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce (for color)
Cooking Method:
1. Add salt, pepper, cornstarch, garlic and ginger to pork and mix well.
2. Heat up 2 tbsp oil. When oil is hot enough add pork and stir fry until fragrant.
3. Add button mushrooms and mix well. Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes, then add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, scallions and yellow onions and mix well. Cook till onions soften to desired texture.
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July 22nd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
You’re back! Yay! Take it easy now, yah? :)
July 22nd, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Welcome back. Glad you finally found time to blog even though you started this one six weeks ago.
You would think babies would be born with the ability to breast feed, wouldn’t you? Our first child was clueless. She kept losing weight and the doctor was ready to switch her over to formula, but luckily she got the hang of it just in time.
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Welcome back!!
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Congrads!!!! And good to have you back.
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Thanks PP … I’m sooooo tired!!!
DF - what happened to all the TV babies… those that look like they never cry and always smiling and feeding easily. I want one of those!
How can something as natural as breastfeeding be so difficult? I was so ready for pregnancy, labor and delivery, but was not so mentally prepared for how demanding a newborn can be :( I just gotta hang on there!
Hi Steamy Kitchen, Lance.. Thanks!
July 24th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Congratulations!
July 24th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Congratulations! Mine came 12 days earlier than estimated and 4 days after my last exam paper. My waterbag broke at 11 pm on 2 June and she made her entrance on 3 June at 11 am. My doc said lucky she came early because she weighted 3.8 kg at birth. Mine was nursing like a champ but mommy don’t have enough milk so she lost a lot of weight and we have to give a mix of formula and breast milk.
July 24th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Oh…do watch out for the explosion poop if it hasn’t already happened to you yet. My daughter gave us a few of those early in the morning like 5 am - it was all over her, on me, on our bedsheet. And never leave home without a bag of extra clothes, diapers, lots of wet tissues.
July 24th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Thanks Amy! Life is not the same anymore!
Hey Ninja, Congratulations to you too! Luckily your water bag did not burst in the middle of exams! I got my share of projectile poop already. Hehe …now I know how to watch out for it.
July 24th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
*Sniff, sniff* Some virtual VNese sniffing-kisses to your little one. :)
July 25th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
aye you’re back. Been waiting for ages. How’s the little one ?I bet life is chaotic at the moment but the main thing is you have a bundle of joy now so enjoy :D. Love
July 26th, 2007 at 3:13 am
long labor….mine was short. my water broke at 8am and i had my baby at 251pm. i dont breastfeed. too hard and painful. formula is easier, faster and no hassle.
my baby is now almost 11 months and hates wearing clothes and changing her diapers. it usually takes two to change her diaper. she is very fussy.
congrats on your new baby boy!
July 26th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Glad to have you back :D ..projectile poop…make sure it does not happen while someone is cooking ;p
Take more time to recover, okie?
July 26th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
congratulations!
and welcome back
take it easy. i wonder how much sleep you have been getting? …
July 27th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Chopsticks, J junior loves your VNese sniffing-kisses. He coos for one sec just for you :)
Hedgehog, Life IS chaotic with that bundle of trouble… oops, I mean joy.
Hi Melsmom, I cheat. I supplement with formula. Unfortunately I am not blessed with a river flowing with milk and honey. Congrats to you for making it to 11 mths! My turn will come soooon :)
Hey Tiga, minimal cooking for me once my mom leaves. Thank goodness for Chinese takeout!
July 28th, 2007 at 2:03 am
You’re back! Congratulations on your baby boy! And 32 hours of labour!!!!!! Wow!
July 28th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Keropokman, I oni sleep on and off. I miss my 8-hr sleep days…
W&S: Thanks! It’s 32 hrs but not as bad as you may think… cos the first 24 hrs of pain frequency is very spread out. The hospital refused to admit me until I had contractions closer and more painful until I cannot talk. Mad.
July 29th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Profit and enjoy your baby boy now because time flies so fast that soon he will be 3 months, then 6 months and holly, 1 year old. :O Mine is almost 14 months old. I couldn’t believe how fast she grows up - from a cute baby to now a little Miss who refused to eat her baby food. :( Sigh! She used to be so easy to feed. Everything we gave her, she just eat it.
August 1st, 2007 at 2:33 am
Congratulations on your new baby.
I have just stumbled onto your blog when I googled for peng kueh. Thank you so so much for sharing your recipies. I am from S’pore but living in Melbourne Oz for 15 years and suddenly have a craving of mum’s cooking.
Now, now I can cook them myself!!
Thanks again!!
August 4th, 2007 at 3:45 am
Belated CONGRATULATIONS on the new baby.
August 15th, 2007 at 11:17 am
yah congrats to you… how cute you have another j to feed. :D