Stir-fried Pork with Garlic Shoots
This is a classic home-style dish and one of my son’s and my absolute favorite recipes. Even though it’s a simple, everyday dish, nailing the perfect stir-fry texture is no easy task.
Ingredients
garlic shoots
500g
pork
as needed
cooking wine
as needed
salt
as needed
starch
as needed
five-spice powder
as needed
light soy sauce
as needed
chicken bouillon powder
a pinch
vegetable oil
as needed
chopped scallions
as needed
shredded ginger
as needed
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut the pork into thin strips and marinate with cooking wine, light soy sauce, starch, chicken bouillon powder, and five-spice powder for 10 minutes.
2
Step 2
Select tender garlic shoots, wash and cut into segments, set aside.
3
Step 3
Add vegetable oil to the pan. Once hot, add chopped scallions and shredded ginger to release the aroma.
4
Step 4
Add the marinated pork strips and spread them out, stir-frying until they all change color.
5
Step 5
Transfer the cooked pork strips to a bowl and set aside.
6
Step 6
Heat a new pan with oil, add the garlic shoots and stir-fry briefly. Add light soy sauce and salt, stir-fry briefly, then add a small amount of water and continue stir-frying. Taste as you go for texture; once the desired tenderness is reached, add the pork strips, stir-fry briefly, and serve.
7
Step 7
Do not reduce the sauce completely; leaving a little makes it delicious with rice.
8
Step 8
The finished dish has a beautiful color.
