Stir-Fried Garlic Pork

Garlic and pork are two very familiar items in Chinese cuisine. Mainly for geographic reasons, pork is the ‘red meat’ of Chinese cookery. The lack of grazing land and pastures make raising beef on a large scale impossible. Garlic is one of the three main spices (with ginger and soy sauce) in Chinese cuisine. And the two ingredients go so well together, with the garlic nicely enhancing the fine qualities of the pork.

The black beans in this recipe are also important, giving the dish