Pork Stir Fry With Green Beans

Ingredients

  • 600 g green beans
  • 500 g pork mince
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 4 tsp finely chopped garlic (4 cloves)
  • 4 tsp ginger, finely chopp 4 tbsp vegetable oil

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 3 tsp + Chilli Garlic Sauce

Instructions

  1. Mix Sauce ingredients in a bowl

  2. Trim the tough end of the beans, then chop into 2-2.5cm pieces

  3. Charred Beans: Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat until smoking. Add beans, spread out to cover base. Leave for 1 minute. Quick stir, spread out, cook for 30 seconds. Stir, then leave for 30 seconds, then repeat once more (so 2 1/2 minutes in total cook time) until beans are charred but tender crisp (not withered and floppy). Remove into bowl

  4. Turn heat down to medium high, add 2 tbsp oil. Add onion, then garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute until edges of onion are golden

  5. Turn heat back up to high. Add pork and cook, breaking it up as you go. Cook for 2 minutes until the pork is cooked through, then add Sauce. Cook for 30 seconds, then add beans and stir for another 30 seconds

  6. Serve over rice. Garnish with slices of large red chilli.