Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce
A signature dish of Sichuan cuisine, shredded pork with garlic sauce delivers a sophisticated and addictive taste: tangy, spicy, sweet & sour.
Ingredients:
For the pork & marinade:
8 ounces pork, julienned (If pork isn’t for you, you can easily sub in chicken, or just make my Chicken with Garlic Sauce recipe!)
2 teaspoons oil
1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
2 teaspoon light soy sauce
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1½ tablespoons water
For the sauce:
1½ tablespoons rice vinegar
1½ tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
½ tablespoon Shaoxing wine
1 cup water
1½ tablespoons cornstarch
For the rest of the dish:
3 tablespoons oil, divided
1 tablespoon spicy bean sauce (can be found in most Asian supermarket)
2 teaspoons minced ginger
2 teaspoons minced garlic
A small handful of dried chili peppers
1 heaping cup of rehydrated (or fresh) wood ears, julienned (or your favorite mushroom)
8 ounces carrots, julienned
2 stalk scallions, thinly sliced
1 green pepper, thinly sliced
Direction:
Step 1: First, combine the pork with the marinade ingredients, and set aside for 20 minutes while you prepare the ingredients for the rest of the dish–namely, the celtuce, wood ears, ginger, garlic, etc. Next, prepare the sauce–mix all of the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
Step 2: Now turn up the heat to high, and add one tablespoon of oil to the pan. Cook the marinated pork just until it turns opaque. Turn off the heat, transfer the pork to a dish, and set aside. Turn the heat on to medium. Add two tablespoons of oil. Now add the ginger, garlic, and dried chili peppers. Stir for about 15 seconds. Add the spicy bean sauce to the same pan. Stir lightly, and cook for about a minute until the oil turns red, adjusting the heat to avoid burning if needed.
Step 3: Add the wood ears and all the vegetables. and stir fry for 30 seconds, making sure everything is well-combined. Add the cooked pork. Once the liquid in the pan starts to bubble, give your sauce mixture a good stir, and add it to the pan. Stir fry quickly to combine everything and serve.
