Chinese Pork and Ham Recipes - Pork and Bean Sprouts Recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g/8 oz lean pork, cut into strips

• 1 slice ginger root, minced

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• 450 g/1lb bean sprouts

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

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Method:

1. Mix together the pork, ginger, 15 ml/1 tbsp of soy sauce, the wine or sherry and sugar. Blanch the bean sprouts in boiling water for 2 minutes then drain.

2. Heat half the oil and stir-fry the pork for 3 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the pan.

3. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the bean sprouts with the salt for 1 minute. Sprinkle with the remaining soy sauce and stir-fry for a further 1 minute.

4. Return the pork to the pan and stir-fry until heated through.