Chinese Recipe : Stir Fried Liver

This is an Eastern Chinese recipe

Ingredients:

• Pinch of salt
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• ½ lb pork liver, thinly sliced into 2 x 1 inch pieces
• ¼ cup lard
• 2 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup dried tree ears, soaked for 20 minutes and drained
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dry sherry
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsps stock or water
• 1 tsp sesame oil

Directions:

1. Mix together the salt and 1 tsp of the cornstarch. Add the liver and turn to coat thoroughly. Melt the lard in a pan.
2. When the lard is hot, add the liver and stir fry for about 30 seconds, or until each piece is coated with lard. Lift out with a perforated spoon and set aside.
3. Add the scallions and mushrooms to the pan. Stir fry for a few seconds until the scallions begin to soften, then return the liver to the pan and add the soy sauce, sherry and sugar. Stir fry for a few seconds.
4. Dissolve the remaining cornstarch in the stock or water and stir into the pan. Cook, stirring, until thickened. Add the sesame seed oil. Transfer to a shallow serving dish and serve hot.