Name: Caramel pork with Asian greens
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 pork rashers, cut into 5cm pieces; 1/4 cup cornflour; oil, for shallow-frying; 3/4 cup water; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 3cm piece ginger, peeled, julienne; 4 clove garlic, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 bunch baby buk choy, steamed; rice noodles, to serve

Caramel pork with Asian greens

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

4 pork rashers, cut into 5cm pieces

1/4 cup cornflour

oil, for shallow-frying

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 3cm piece ginger, peeled, julienne

4 clove garlic, thinly sliced

2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

3 green onions, thinly sliced

1 bunch baby buk choy, steamed

rice noodles, to serve

Method

1.Dust pork in cornflour, shaking off excess. Heat oil in a wok on high, until a pinch of cornflour sizzles when added.

2.Cook pork, in 2 batches, 4-5 minutes each batch, until crisp; drain on paper towel.

3.Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, add water, sugar, ginger and garlic. Stir on low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil on high; simmer 4-5 minutes, without stirring, until syrupy.

4.Add pork to syrup with vinegar and soy sauce; simmer 1-2 minutes.

5.Serve with onions, buk choy and noodles.

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