| 1 | lb | Pork shoulder steak, boned and finely chopped, not ground | 
| 2 | tb | Soy sauce, light | 
| 2 | tb | Chinese rice wine or dry sherry | 
| 1 | ts | Ginger; grated | 
| 6 |  | Scallions; thinly sliced | 
| 1 | c | Finely chopped cabbage or Napa (celery cabbage) | 
| 1 | oz | Chinese dried mushrooms, soaked in water for 2 hours, | 
|  |  | Drained and finely chopped (reserve the water) | 
| 4 | c | Oil, peanut; for deep frying | 
| 1 |  | Package (4 ounce) glass noodles (sai fun) | 
| 2 |  | Garlic cloves, chopped | 
| 1 | tb | Hot bean sauce | 
|  | pn | Sugar, granulated | 
|  |  | Pepper, black; to taste | 
| 2 | tb | Cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water | 
| 1 | tb | Oil, sesame, toasted |