Ants Climbing A Tree

Name: Ants Climbing A Tree
Ingredients: SAUCE; 1 cup chicken broth; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon dry vermouth, sherry or 1 tablespoon white wine; STIR-FRY; 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 tablespoon ginger, minced; 1 green onion, minced; 3 jalapenos or 3 serrano chilies, stems removed, minced; 1/4 lb pork, ground (do not use sausage) or 1/4 lb pork, diced (do not use sausage); 1/4 cup finely diced carrot; 1/4 cup shiitake mushroom, soaked and minced (or other dried mushrooms); 2 tablespoons szechuan hot bean sauce; 2 (2 ounce) packages bean threads, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, drained and cut into pieces about 2 inches length

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

SAUCE
1 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry vermouth, sherry or 1 tablespoon white wine
STIR-FRY
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
1 green onion, minced
3 jalapenos or 3 serrano chilies, stems removed, minced
1/4 lb pork, ground (do not use sausage) or 1/4 lb pork, diced (do not use sausage)
1/4 cup finely diced carrot
1/4 cup shiitake mushroom, soaked and minced (or other dried mushrooms)
2 tablespoons szechuan hot bean sauce
2 (2 ounce) packages bean threads, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, drained and cut into pieces about 2 inches length

Directions

1

Mix together all the sauce ingredients.
2

In a pre-heated wok over high heat, add the peanut oil. When the oil just begins to smoke, add the ginger, green onion, chiles, pork, carrot, and the mushroom, and stir-fry until the pork is well-browned.
3

Add the bean sauce and stir-fry for about 15 seconds or until combined thoroughly with the other ingredients.
4

Add the bean threads and sauce. Cook over medium high heat until the sauce is thickened and the bean threads just begin to stick to the wok.