Stir-Fried Chinese Sausage with Green Peppers
A quick and flavorful stir-fry that pairs savory, slightly sweet Chinese sausage with crisp green bell peppers. Ready in under 20 minutes, this home-style dish makes a perfect weeknight dinner.
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This classic Chinese home cooking dish comes together in minutes. The key is to cook the sausage first to render its fat and develop flavor, then add the peppers just long enough to soften while keeping them pleasantly crisp. Chinese sausage (lap cheong) has a distinctive sweet-savory taste that pairs beautifully with the fresh crunch of green bell peppers.
Ingredients
Chinese sausage (lap cheong)
3 links (about 150g)
Green bell peppers
2 medium
Fresh ginger
1 small knob, thinly sliced
Cooking oil
2 tablespoons
Water
2-3 tablespoons
Salt
1/4 teaspoon
Chicken powder (optional)
a pinch
Instructions
1
Prep the ingredients
Cut the Chinese sausage into thin diagonal slices, about 1/4 inch thick. Slice the green bell peppers into strips or chunks. Peel and thinly slice the ginger.
2
Start the stir-fry
Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sliced sausage and ginger together. Stir-fry for about 1 minute until the sausage starts to release its oils and the ginger becomes fragrant.
3
Add peppers and finish cooking
Add the green pepper pieces to the wok. Continue stir-frying for another minute. Pour in the water (this helps create steam and finishes cooking the peppers), then season with salt and a small pinch of chicken powder if using. Toss everything together and cook until the peppers are tender-crisp, about 2-3 more minutes.
4
Serve immediately
Transfer to a serving plate and enjoy right away while hot. This dish pairs perfectly with steamed rice.
