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["In saucepan, cover pork butt with water, bring to a boil & simmer for 30 minutes.", "Add more hot water if level goes below pork.", "Cool pork in its cooking water.", "Wash, then soak mushrooms in warm water for 1 hour.", "Squeeze liquid from mushrooms, reserving liquid.", "Discard mushroom stems, and halve mushrooms.", "Halve, seed & core bell pepper; cut into pieces about 1"" by 1 1/2"".", "Slice bamboo to match bell pepper.", "Peel carrot; slice on bias into ovals.", "Remove pork from cooking water, & parboil carrots in water for 1 minute.", "Slice 2/3 of pork butt into rectangles same size as bell pepper.", "Save remaining 1/3 for another dish.", "Strain mushroom liquid; combine specified amount with soy sauce, sugar & salt.", "Drain bean curd, rinse in cold water, and slice same size as bell pepper.", "Stir-fry: Add oil to very hot wok.", "When oil begins to smoke, stir-fry mushrooms, garlic and ginger for 1 minute.", "Add bell pepper, bamboo shoots, carrots & pork; stir-fry for 1 minute.", "Add bean curd & mushroom liquid; bring to boil.", "On medium heat, cover wok & cook for 1-2 minutes, until bell pepper is bright green & crisp.", "Push ingredients up side of wok.", "Restir thick cornstarch paste, then dribble into liquid until it thickens; cook briefly while stirring.", "Recombine with ingredients.", "Serve."]
