China · Home-style

Stir-Fried Minced Pork with Garlic Sprouts

Garlic sprouts stir-fried hard with a little minced pork belly and plenty of garlic. Salty, crisp and on the table in ten minutes.

14 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Stir-Fried Minced Pork with Garlic Sprouts

A little fatty pork is what keeps this from being a hollow tangle of vegetable, and it is added late enough that its fat coats the sprouts instead of pooling in the pan. A splash of water at the end steams the sprouts against the hot metal, which softens them just enough without turning them limp. Northern weeknight cooking at its most economical.

Ingredients

  • garlic sprouts190 g
  • thinly sliced pork belly20 g
  • cooking oil10 ml
  • garlic cloves2 pieces
  • light soy sauce15 ml
  • salt2 g

Directions

  1. 1

    Cut the garlic sprouts into 5 cm lengths; set aside.

  2. 2

    Cut the pork belly into fine strips, 5 mm by 5 cm; set aside.

  3. 3

    Crush the garlic cloves and mince them; set aside.

  4. 4

    Heat the wok and add 10 ml cooking oil, waiting 10 seconds for the oil to come up to temperature.

  5. 5

    Add the minced garlic and stir-fry over medium heat for 10 seconds until fragrant.

  6. 6

    Add the pork and 5 ml light soy sauce and stir-fry over medium heat for 30 seconds until the pork is cooked and coloured.

  7. 7

    Add the garlic sprouts and 10 ml light soy sauce and stir-fry for 30 seconds.

  8. 8

    Add 20 g water and keep stir-frying over medium heat for 5 minutes until the sprouts soften slightly.

  9. 9

    Finally add 2 g salt, stir-fry over medium heat for 30 seconds, and serve.

Source: HowToCook · WorldBite adaptation · Unlicense source text; bilingual recipe adapted by WorldBite.