Belly of Pork Chinese Style
Ingredients
- 2 cloves of garlic
- (Optional 5cm piece of ginger)
- 450-675g of Belly pork (small pieces)
- 4-5 tablespoons of sunflower oil
- 350g of white cabbage (diced finely)
- 2 teaspons (2x 5ml) of sugar
- soy sauce
- 100g of mushrooms
- (Optional 25-50g flaked almonds)
Modified Recipe
Modified because putting stuff to the side and keeping it warm is annoying.
- Chop the garlic (and optional ginger) and put to one side
- Cut the pork into small pieces and season
- Heat 3-4 tablespoons (3-4x 15ml) of the oil in a large frying pan
- Fry the pork over a strong heat for 5-10 minutes until looking cooked (not golden)
- Stir in the garlic/giner and cook for a little longer
- Add in the cabbage and cook for a further 4-5 minutes stiring all the time
- Add seasoning and sugar and a few good shakes of soy sauce
- Add the reamining tablespoon of oil to the pan if necessary and cook the mushrooms and almonds for only a moment (so the mushrooms do not go soft)
- Sprinkle on more soy sauce
- Serve
Original Recipe
- Chop the garlic (and optional ginger) and put to one side
- Cut the pork into small pieces and season
- Heat 2 tablespoons (2x 15ml) of the oil in a large frying pan
- Fry the pork over a strong heat for 10-15 minutes until golden
- Stir in the garlic/giner and cook for a little longer
- Transfer to a dish and keep warm
- Add two more tablespoons of oil to the remaining fat in the pan and add the cabbage
- Fry cabbage over a strongish heat for 4-5 minutes stiring all the time
- Add seasoning and sugar and a few good shakes of soy sauce
- Stir the cabbage mixture into the meat
- Add the reamining tablespoon of oil to the pan if necessary and cook the mushrooms and almonds for only a moment (so the mushrooms do not go soft)
- Add to top of the pork
- Sprinkle on more soy sauce
- Serve