Stir-fried Sour Beans with Minced Pork
This vibrant Zhejiang dish features a glossy red finish and a crisp, silky texture, harmoniously blending spicy, numbing, salty, sweet, and umami notes.
Ingredients
Sour beans
250 g
Pork (half lean, half fat)
200 g
Minced garlic
10 g
Dried chili flakes
2 g
Cooked lard
to taste
Fine salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Soy sauce
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare the Ingredients
Wash the sour beans, soak briefly in warm water, then drain and cut into 0.5 cm segments. Cut the pork into minced meat and set aside.
2
Stir-fry
Place a wok over high heat. First add the sour beans and stir-fry until the moisture evaporates, then remove. Add lard to the wok and heat, pour in the minced pork, add a little salt, and stir-fry briefly. Add the sour beans back in and stir-fry together, then add the minced garlic, dried chili flakes, and soy sauce, mixing well. Pour in 50 g of water and simmer until cooked through. Reduce until the liquid has nearly evaporated, sprinkle in MSG, and serve.