Salt-Fried Pork

Name: Salt-Fried Pork
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps cooking oil; 1 teaspoon fermented black beans; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 medium leek or 5 green onions, both white and green parts; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; 227 grams fresh boneless pork belly, skin on; 2 Tbsps chiil bean paste; 0 teaspoons sugar

Salt-Fried Pork might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 388 calories, 6g of protein, and 37g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chiil bean paste, soy sauce, leek, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Slice the pork very thinly, into rectangles about 3 by 2 inches.

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Pork

Cut the leeks on a sharp bias into 1-inch slices. If you are without a razor-sharp knife, freeze the pork belly for 20 minutes prior to slicing.

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Pork Belly

Leek

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Knife

Swirl the oil into the wok and place over high heat until shimmering but not yet smoking.

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Cooking Oil

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Wok

Add the slices of pork and stir-fry until the pork is lightly browned and has lost much of its water content, about 4 minutes.

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Water

Pork

When the oil begins to sizzle, move aside the pork slices, grouping them as best you can on one side of the wok. Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat. Lower the heat to medium-low.

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Cooked Pork

Cooking Oil

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Wok

Add the chili bean paste and fermented black beans into the pool of fat in the center of the wok and stir-fry until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Then allow the pork slices to re-enter the oily mixture, and stir-fry vigorously to incorporate, adding the soy sauce and sugar.

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Douchi

Cooked Pork

Soy Sauce

Chili Pepper

Sugar

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Wok

Add the leeks or green onions. Continue to stir-fry just until the leeks/green onions are just cooked, about 1 minute. Taste the pork and season with salt if needed.

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Green Onions