Chinese Sauces Recipes - Pork Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 30 ml/2 tbsp oil

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 225 g/8 oz minced (ground) pork

• 225 g/8 oz mixed vegetables, diced

• 10 ml/2 tsp brown sugar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 90 ml/6 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 450 ml/2 cups chicken stock

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the spring onions and garlic until lightly browned.

2. Add the pork and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the vegetables and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

3. Add the sugar, wine or sherry, soy sauce, tomato puree and stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 4 minutes.

4. Mix the corn flour to a paste with a little water then stir it into the pan.

5. Simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Pour over noodles to serve.