Pork Tofu Stir-Fry & Ham Fried Rice

          








Pork Tofu Stir-Fry:
12 oz pork loin (thin sliced)
1/2 large Walla-Walla onion
2 medium zucchinis
1 large yellow crookneck squash                          
1 Anaheim pepper (seeds removed chopped fine)
8 oz chopped mushrooms
1 package firm tofu (cubed)                                                                        
1 package yakisoba stir-fry noodles
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Cut pork and chop vegetables into pieces. (I halved and sliced mine to cook on the griddle and cut after.)  Cook pork in olive oil with the garlic, Anaheim, salt and pepper on medium heat.  When pork is about half way cooked add the squash.  As the pork and vegetables finish add noodles, tofu, mushrooms, soy and sesame oil.  Gently stir mixture and cook until heated through. 

Note:  If you look carefully you won't see any tofu in the plated picture.  That's because it was still in the refrigerator when I finished the dish.  Oops!  I just grilled it and ate it separately from the stir-fry.  It is delicious just grilled!  Cooking is all about how YOU want it to be done.  It's fun to have the flexibility.

As a second note: I usually cook mushrooms separately in a tablespoon of butter.  I find it adds a nice flavor to all the vegetables plus the mushrooms turn our firmer and not overcooked.

Ham Fried Rice:
I substituted ham for the bacon on a previous post. I'll re-post it here:
3-4 cups cooked white rice
1/2 lb of bacon
1 medium onion
6 oz mushrooms
4 eggs
3-4 tablespoons soy sauce

All the fried rice ingredients are cooked individually then "assembled" at the end.
Cook bacon until crispy and set aside.
Cook onion in a tablespoon of olive oil or you can use some of the bacon grease for flavor and set aside.
Heat rice (medium low) until warm in a pan with a tablespoon of water if rice is cold.
While rice is warming cook mushrooms in a tablespoon of butter and set aside.
Scramble the eggs and when finished combine with rice in pan.  Add bacon, mushrooms and onions to the rice.  Add soy sauce to mixture (to taste and color).  Try to keep the soy sauce out of the bottom of the pan where it will burn.  Increase heat to medium and cook mixture for a couple of minutes.  Serve warm.

Good Eats!