Thursday, February 4, 2016

Dry- fried Green Beans with Minced Pork


Dry frying with minimum of liquid, leaving the sauce clinging to the food. Tasty to go with just simply a bowl of plain rice, or it can be great side dish. At different occasions, I added two teaspoons of XO sauce to the frying too.



Makes 4 servings
Ingredients 

2 tbsp shrimps dried shrimp

Sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil

Vegetable oil for deep frying

About 500g green beans, ends removed and cut diagonally into 3-4 inch pieces.
1 tsp minced fresh ginger
1 tsp minced garlic
4 whole dried chilli peppers
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
About 230g lean ground pork

fry until beans become wrinkled

drain on paper towel, set aside

the rest of ingredients, cook and stir..

in goes the beans and the sauce.

Preparation
Soak shrimp in warm water to cover for 30 minutes, drain. Coarsely chop shrimp and set aside.
Mix up sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.


Cooking
Add oil to a depth of about 2 inches ( I had only 1/2 inch). Over high heat,dry- fry the beans half at a time for 2 minutes, until beans become wrinkled. transfer to a plate and drain on paper towel. Set aside.
Using remainder of about 1 tablespoon oil from the wok, over high heat, add in the garlic, ginger, chilli peppers and crushed pepper. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 5 seconds.
Add in pork, stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes, or until it is browned and crumbly.
Return beans to the wok, stir in sauce and cook for 1 minute. Done.












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