When we lived in San Francisco, moo shu pork was one of our favourite take out dishes from San Tung restaurant. My only complaint would be that it came with only four crêpes.
Making moo shu pork at home is quite easy and using store bought flour tortillas ensures that you can have as many as you would like.
In my original recipe in Daily Special, I marinate pork tenderloin and my daughter makes the flour tortillas from scratch. I have made a few adjustments to make the recipe a little bit easier and quicker but still super delicious.
Makes 4-6 servings
Ingredients
6-8 dried black fungus*
½ pound ground pork
2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil, divided
3 eggs, beaten
1 onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ head cabbage, shredded
2 stalks green onion, chopped
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Pinch ground white pepper
6 inch flour tortillas
Hoisin sauce
For the Sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
- In a small bowl, rehydrate dried black fungus in hot water for 20-30 minutes. Rinse and drain well. Cut them into strips and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
- In a wok or large frying pan on medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Add the eggs and scramble. Set aside.
- Turn heat down to medium, add 1 tablespoon cooking oil to the wok. Add the onion and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Add pork and sauté until just cooked through. Add cabbage, black fungus, and sauce. Stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes until the cabbage is wilted.
- Meanwhile, heat the flour tortillas in a frying pan on medium heat for 30-60 seconds on each side. Place tortillas in a clean hand towel to keep warm.
- Add the cooked egg and green onion to the wok. Drizzle with sesame oil and add ground white pepper. Toss well. Transfer to a serving platter.
- Serve with warm tortillas and additional hoisin sauce if desired.
*Black fungus is a mushroom that is also known as wood ear fungus or cloud ear fungus.
Moo Shu with Ground Pork
Ingredients
- 6-8 dried black fungus*
- ½ pound ground pork
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil divided
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ head cabbage shredded
- 2 stalks green onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Pinch ground white pepper
- 6 inch flour tortillas
- Hoisin sauce
For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
- In a small bowl, rehydrate dried black fungus in hot water for 20-30 minutes. Rinse and drain well. Cut them into strips and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
- In a wok or large frying pan on medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Add the eggs and scramble. Set aside.
- Turn heat down to medium, add 1 tablespoon cooking oil to the wok. Add the onion and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Add pork and sauté until just cooked through. Add cabbage, black fungus, and sauce. Stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes until the cabbage is wilted.
- Meanwhile, heat the flour tortillas in a frying pan on medium heat for 30-60 seconds on each side. Place tortillas in a clean hand towel to keep warm.
- Add the cooked egg and green onion to the wok. Drizzle with sesame oil and add ground white pepper. Toss well. Transfer to a serving platter.
- Serve with warm tortillas and additional hoisin sauce if desired.