Dinner Tonight: Helen Chen's Pork and Cucumber Stir Fry

Name: Dinner Tonight: Helen Chen's Pork and Cucumber Stir Fry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps canola oil; 3 Tbsps chicken broth; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 1 Tbsp fermented black beans, rinsed; 2 Tbsps thinly sliced garlic; 340 grams lean pork butt, cut into 1/4-inch-thick bite-sized slices; 1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips; 2 teaspoons Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoons soy sauce; 0 teaspoons sugar

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Dinner Tonight: Helen Chen's Pork and Cucumber Stir Fry could be a great recipe to try. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 213 calories. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of shaoxing rice wine, cucumber, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl, combine the pork, rice wine, cornstarch, soy sauce, sesame oil, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. In a second bowl, mash the fermented black beans.

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Douchi

Corn Starch

Sesame Oil

Rice Wine

Soy Sauce

Pork

Salt

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Bowl

Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until it begins to smoke. Swirl in one tablespoon of the canola oil, and when it begins to smoke, add the garlic and pork. Cook undisturbed until pork begins to brown, about 20 seconds.

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Canola Oil

Garlic

Pork

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Wok

Add the mashed fermented black beans. Cook, stirring often, until pork is browned but still a little rare, one to two minutes.

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Douchi

Pork

Transfer mixture to a plate.

Swirl in the remaining one tablespoon of canola oil. When smoking, add the cucumber and red bell pepper strips. Stir-fry the vegetables until they start to soften, two to three minutes.

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Red Pepper