Shredded Pork and Green Pepper Stir-Fry
青椒肉丝
Pork strips and green pepper are stir-fried with a separately mixed chili-bean and soy sauce.
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Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- pork
- green peppers
- minced garlic
- a littlesalt
- light soy sauce for marinade
- dark soy sauce
- starch for marinade
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfullight soy sauce for sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1 spoonfulchili bean paste
- 1 spoonfulstarch for sauce
- 1/2 bowlwater
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Cut the pork into strips and mix with a little salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, starch and oil. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- 02
Mix 1 spoonful each of light soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili bean paste and starch with half a bowl of water for the sauce.
- 03
Stir-fry the pork until it changes color and set aside.
- 04
Fry garlic in the oil left in the pan, add green pepper and stir-fry until just cooked. Return the pork and add the sauce, then toss while reducing it.
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Shredded Pork and Green Pepper Stir-Fry
Pork strips and green pepper are stir-fried with a separately mixed chili-bean and soy sauce.
Ingredients
- pork
- green peppers
- minced garlic
- a littlesalt
- light soy sauce for marinade
- dark soy sauce
- starch for marinade
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfullight soy sauce for sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1 spoonfulchili bean paste
- 1 spoonfulstarch for sauce
- 1/2 bowlwater
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Method
- 01
Cut the pork into strips and mix with a little salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, starch and oil. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- 02
Mix 1 spoonful each of light soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili bean paste and starch with half a bowl of water for the sauce.
- 03
Stir-fry the pork until it changes color and set aside.
- 04
Fry garlic in the oil left in the pan, add green pepper and stir-fry until just cooked. Return the pork and add the sauce, then toss while reducing it.
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