Name: Savoury Garlic Pork
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 6 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 1 teaspoon chilli powder (optional); 450g (1 lb) minced pork; 1½ tablespoons groundnut (peanut) oil; 50 ml (2 fl oz) home-made chicken stock or quality store-bought fresh stock; 2 teaspoons sugar; handful fresh basil leaves; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

This is real fusion cooking - a marriage of East and West. I find this quick and tasty recipe so good that i often simply toss in some cooked pasta, drizzle in a little olive oil and serve it just as it is. However, it is equally good with plain steamed rice. The secret is to use minced pork, which cooks fast and absorbs more flavour.

Ingredients

1½ tablespoons groundnut (peanut) oil
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

Method

Heat a wok over high heat until it is hot. Add the two oils, and when they are very hot and slightly smoking, add the garlic and chilli powder, if using, and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Add the pork and stir-fry for 3 Minutes.
Then add the parsley, salt, pepper, soy sauce, sugar and stock, and continue to stir-fry for 3 Minutes. Check that the pork is co

Photos

Become a Premium Member to access this recipe

Already a member?

Monthly plan

Annual plan

'Brilliant app for foodies'

'Spotify of cookbooks'

No reviews for this recipe

Ingredients

Method

Photos

Part of