Pork And Pepper Stir Fry

Tender juicy pork, stir fried with crispy peppers.  Simple and easy weeknight dinner over rice.

Ingredients

8oz  pork butt if you want some fat on the pork or pork lion if you prefer lean meat,  sliced
3-4 fresh peppers, remove the seeds and chopped
1 small piece ginger, finely minced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 tbsp. light soy sauce

Marinating ingredients

1 tbsp. light soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
4 tbsp. water or chicken stock
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tbsp. cooking wine (Shaoxing wine)
3 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. vegetable cooking oil

 

Direction:

Step 1:     Cut pork into small thin slices. Transfer the pork shreds to a larger bowl, add sugar, salt, white pepper, light soy sauce, water and cooking wine. Combine well and make sure the pork absorbing all the liquid and marinating for at least 15 minutes. Add cornstarch and mix well.   Mix in 2 teaspoons of vegetable cooking oil before frying.

        

 

Step 2:    Heat the wok firstly until really hot and then add oil and continue heating for 30 seconds. Add the pork shreds in and fry quickly for no more than 10 seconds or until the sheds changes turns pale. It is completely ok if it contains some pink inside.  Add  garlic , fry until aromatic. Place green pepper in, fry for 10 to 20 seconds until slightly softened. Sprinkle a small amount of salt and drizzle light soy sauce around the edges.    Serve hot.