STIR-FRIED PORK WITH SWEET BEAN PASTE

Stir-Fried Pork with Sweet Bean Paste image

This pork dish is popular in northern China. The sweet bean paste gives the dish a deliciously rich flavor. Serve with rice or thin pancakes and finely chopped spring onions.

Provided by Jin

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Chinese

Time 26m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
9 ounces pork, cut into thin strips
2 teaspoons salt, divided
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
⅛ teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
3 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sweet bean paste
2 spring onions (white parts only), cut into matchstick-size pieces

Steps:

Stir 2 tablespoons water and cornstarch together in a bowl.
Place pork in shallow bowl and add cornstarch mixture and 1 teaspoon salt; stir to coat and let sit for a few minutes.
Mix 3 tablespoons water, sugar, soy sauce, MSG, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl until sauce is smooth.
Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; saute pork until pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Push pork to a side; add sweet bean paste. Cook and stir bean paste until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the sauce and stir until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
Transfer pork mixture to a dish and top with spring onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 509.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.3 g, Cholesterol 79.4 mg, Fat 39.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 26.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 2572.7 mg, Sugar 2.5 g