Pork Chopsuey

Instead of cooking vegetables and then a meat dish, I decided to add pork pieces to my vegetable dish.  One pot meals mean less stuff to wash too.

What I used

• about 600 grams of pork cubes without fat
• McCormick Whole Basil
• McCormick Cilantro Leaves
• rock salt
• pepper
• water
• vegetable oil
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into circles and half circles
• 1 small head broccoli, cut into serving pieces, immersed in hot water for a couple of minutes
• 1 small head cauliflower, cut into serving pieces, immersed in hot water for a couple of minutes
• 1 can Jolly whole young corn cut into bite size pieces, liquid drained
• 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into triangles
• 1 onion peeled and cut into 4
• 1 Knorr pork seasoning cube
• oyster sauce
• cornstarch
• sesame oil

What I did

• boiled the pork in water with basil, cilantro leaves, salt and pepper for about 45 minutes to soften the meat (I shall try this with the liquid from the canned vegetables next time)
• transferred the pork to a platter, used a strainer to seperate the broth and the pork fat that surfaced while boiling. set aside the broth (I think I was left with about 2 cups)
• in the same casserole, stir fried the carrots in a little vegetable oil.  added the broccoli, cauliflower and corn
• added the pork and browned it a bit
• dissolved the pork seasoning cube and cornstarch in the broth, mixed in the oyster sauce and poured the mixture into the pot 
• once the sauce thickened, stirred in the bell peppers and onions
• drizzled sesame oil and sprinkled pepper

I always make do with whatever is available and I try to cook all our vegetables and other grocery items before they expire or go bad.  This chopsuey recipe is perfect for using up all those veggies.