Pork with Celery

Pork with Celery

serves 2

This dish soothes the liver and clears up toxic heat. It also invigorates the functions of the stomach and combats high blood pressure, dehydration, poor appetite, dryness in the mouth, dizziness, andchronic headache.

An alternative to this dish is to use onion in place of celery. Onion warms the internal organs of digestion while celery cools them.

2 ounces (60 grams) lean pork, cut into long shreds

1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) soy sauce

½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) sugar

2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) cooking oil

3 slices ginger

1 cup (200 grams) celery, cut into 2-inch-long pieces

Pinch of salt

Place the shredded pork in a medium bowl. Add the soy sauce and sugar and mix well. Let marinate for 5 to 10 minutes. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or frying pan. When heated, drop the ginger into the wok, followed immediately by the marinated pork. Stir for 1 minute, or until pork is cooked to your liking. Transfer temporarily to a separate dish. Pour the remaining oil into the wok. Reheat and add the celery and a pinch of salt. Stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute, then add the pork. Stir-fry for another 10 seconds. Transfer to a dish and serve hot.

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