Homemade Stir-fried Pork (家常小炒肉)
Homemade Stir-fried Pork (家常小炒肉)
Ingredients
For the Pork and Marinade
- 200 g pork, shredded into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon starch
For the Stir-fry
- 2 green peppers, cut into small pieces
- 3 garlic, cloves, sliced
- 3 ginger, slices
- 5 dried chilies, stalks, cut into small sections
- 1 bowl oil, for frying
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon white sesame
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
Instructions
- 1
Place the shredded pork into a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, and 1 tablespoon of starch. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until the pork is well coated.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Let the pork marinate for 10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
While the pork marinates, prepare the vegetables and aromatics: Cut the 2 green peppers into small pieces. Slice the 3 cloves of garlic. Slice the 3 pieces of ginger. Cut the 5 dried chilies into small sections.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Heat a wok or large pan over high heat. Pour 1 bowl of oil into it and heat until it reaches approximately 175-190°C (70% hot). Add the marinated pork into the hot oil and stir-fry until the pork changes color and is cooked through, about 3-5 minutes. Remove the fried pork from the pan and set it aside, leaving the remaining oil in the pan.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Add the sliced garlic, sliced ginger, and dried chili sections to the remaining hot oil in the pan. Stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Add the chopped green peppers to the pan. Stir-fry until the green peppers are slightly softened, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Return the pre-fried pork to the pan with the vegetables and aromatics. Add 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of cumin, 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of white sesame, and 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Stir-fry all the ingredients evenly for a short period, about 2-3 minutes, to ensure everything is well combined and heated through.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Transfer the spicy stir-fried shredded meat to a serving dish and serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min
Kitchen Tools
Homemade Stir-fried Pork (家常小炒肉)
For the Pork and Marinade
- 200 g pork, shredded into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon starch
For the Stir-fry
- 2 green peppers, cut into small pieces
- 3 garlic, cloves, sliced
- 3 ginger, slices
- 5 dried chilies, stalks, cut into small sections
- 1 bowl oil, for frying
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon white sesame
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
Instructions
- 1
Place the shredded pork into a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, and 1 tablespoon of starch. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until the pork is well coated.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Let the pork marinate for 10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
While the pork marinates, prepare the vegetables and aromatics: Cut the 2 green peppers into small pieces. Slice the 3 cloves of garlic. Slice the 3 pieces of ginger. Cut the 5 dried chilies into small sections.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Heat a wok or large pan over high heat. Pour 1 bowl of oil into it and heat until it reaches approximately 175-190°C (70% hot). Add the marinated pork into the hot oil and stir-fry until the pork changes color and is cooked through, about 3-5 minutes. Remove the fried pork from the pan and set it aside, leaving the remaining oil in the pan.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Add the sliced garlic, sliced ginger, and dried chili sections to the remaining hot oil in the pan. Stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Add the chopped green peppers to the pan. Stir-fry until the green peppers are slightly softened, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Return the pre-fried pork to the pan with the vegetables and aromatics. Add 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of cumin, 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of white sesame, and 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Stir-fry all the ingredients evenly for a short period, about 2-3 minutes, to ensure everything is well combined and heated through.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Transfer the spicy stir-fried shredded meat to a serving dish and serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min