Name: Char siu pork with snake beans
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200 gram pork strips; 2 tablespoon char siu sauce; 2 teaspoon light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon five-spice powder; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 (25g) shallot, sliced thinly; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 100 gram snake beans, chopped coarsely; 1 tablespoon mirin; 1/4 cup (50g) rinsed, drained sliced bamboo shoots; 2 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted

Ingredients

200 gram pork strips

2 tablespoon char siu sauce

2 teaspoon light soy sauce

1 teaspoon five-spice powder

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1 (25g) shallot, sliced thinly

1 clove garlic, crushed

100 gram snake beans, chopped coarsely

1 tablespoon mirin

1/4 cup (50g) rinsed, drained sliced bamboo shoots

2 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted

Method

1.Combine pork, sauces and five-spice in small bowl.

2.Heat half the oil in wok, stir-fry pork mixture until browned and sticky. Remove from wok.

3.Heat remaining oil in wok, stir-fry shallot, garlic and beans until beans are tender. Return pork to wok with mirin and bamboo shoots, stir-fry until hot, season to taste. Serve topped with sesame seeds.

Use thinly sliced pork fillet instead of pork strips if you like. Pork mixture can be marinated for a few hours or overnight in the fridge.
Note

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