Stir-Fried Pork with Long Beans

Name: Stir-Fried Pork with Long Beans
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp Asian fish sauce; 5 black peppercorns; 340 grams boneless pork shoulder; 1 teaspoon minced cilantro root or stem; 1 teaspoon minced peeled galangal (fresh or thawed frozen); 2 Tbsps minced garlic; 227 grams long beans or green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 mediums Kaffir lime leaves (fresh or thawed frozen; 2 sections each), ribs discarded and leaves minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, root end trimmed and 1 or 2 outer layers discarded; 1 Tbsp packed grated palm sugar or light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon minced Kaffir lime zest or regular lime zest; 3 Tbsps minced shallot; 2 Tbsps shrimp powder or 1 1/2 tablespoons dried peeled shrimp (see cooks note, below); 1 teaspoon Thai shrimp paste; 6 inches dried hot Thai chiles, including seeds; 3 Tbsps peanut or vegetable oil

Stir-Fried Pork with Long Beans might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 356 calories, 32g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 3. Head to the store and pick up asian fish sauce, cilantro root, long beans, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the light brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Apricot tart with brown sugar & cinnamon pastry as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Mince 1 tablespoon lemongrass from root end. Put minced lemongrass and remaining paste ingredients in mortar and vigorously pound to a smooth paste using pestle (most chile seeds should be crushed), 6 to 8 minutes.

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Seeds

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Cook beans in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water (1 teaspoon salt for 2 quarts water), uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.

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Beans

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Drain and transfer to a bowl of cold water to stop cooking.

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Water

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Drain again.

Pat pork dry, then cut across the grain into ÿ-inch-thick slices (about 2 by 1 inch).

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Pork

Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat until it shimmers, then cook seasoning paste, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Seasoning

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add pork, tossing to coat, then spread out in skillet and brown, turning occasionally (to keep paste from burning), about 2 minutes.

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Spread

Pork

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Frying Pan

Add fish sauce, palm sugar, and beans and cook, tossing, until pork is just cooked through and beans are hot, about 1 minute.

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Fish Sauce

Palm Sugar

Beans

Pork

Remove from heat and toss with lime leaves.

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Lime Leaves

&149; If using dried shrimp, grind to a powder in an electric coffee/spice grinder or use mortar and pestle.&149; Seasoning paste can be made ahead and chilled, covered, up to 1 week or frozen 1 month.

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Dried Shrimp