Chinese Pork and Ham Recipes - Pork with Spinach and Carrots Recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g/8 oz lean pork

• 2 carrots, cut into strips

• 225 g/8 oz spinach

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 spring onion (scallion), finely chopped

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 10 ml/2 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Slice the pork thinly against the grain then cut it into strips. Parboil the carrots for about 3 minutes then drain. Halve the spinach leaves.

2. Heat the oil and fry the spring onion until translucent. Add the pork and stir-fry until lightly browned.

3. Add the carrots and soy sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the salt and spinach and stir-fry for about 30 seconds until it begins to soften.

4. Mix the corn-flour and water to a paste, stir it into the sauce and stir-fry until it clears then serve at once.