Pork and Sour Vegetable Stir-Fry (酸菜肉末)
A quick and easy dish bursting with flavors, Chinese pork and sour vegetable stir-fry is versatile and pairs well with many staples.
Servings: 4
Calories: 402kcal
Ingredients
- 9 oz pickled mustard greens see note 1
- 2 tablespoon neutral cooking oil divided
- 1 lb ground pork see note 2
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 2 stalk scallions finely chopped
- 3 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- Chilies dried or fresh ones, to taste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
Instructions
Prepare the vegetable
- Rinse pickled mustard greens under running water. Then soak them in plenty of water for 2 hours or overnight (see note 3).
- Drain and squeeze out any excess water. Cut them into tiny pieces.
Fry the pork
- Heat 1½ tablespoons of oil in a wok or a large skillet over high heat. Stir in the ground pork.
- Use a spatula to break and loosen any large lumps, and toss to fry until the meat loses its pink color.
- Add Shaoxing rice wine, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce. Stir fry for 10 more seconds then dish out and set aside.
Combine the dish
- Pour the remaining ½ tablespoon of oil into the wok/skillet. Add most of the scallions (keep some for garnishing), garlic, ginger, and chilies. Sizzle until fragrant.
- Put in the chopped pickled mustard greens. Toss for one and a half minutes or so. Then put the pork back into the wok. Mix and fry for a further 30 seconds.
- Add sesame oil, sugar, white pepper, and the remaining scallions. Give everything a thorough stir before dishing out to serve.
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Notes
1. To substitute pickled mustard greens, you may use other types of Chinese “sour vegetables”, such as pickled cabbage, pickled napa cabbage, pickled radish/daikon, or pickled asparagus beans/long beans.
2. No matter which meat you use, it’s better to choose ground meat with a high fat content.
3. Pickled mustard greens of different brands vary in their flavor intensity. So the required soaking time may differ. Taste and adjust if unsure.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 580mg | Potassium: 910mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg
