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Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry

Home-style Chinese recipe: Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry.

Total
20 minutes
Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry finished dish
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • If you do not blanch the bitter gourd, remove the cooked pork from the pan first and add it back when the bitter gourd is 80% done cooking. This recipe uses both Sichuan pepper powder and Sichuan pepper oil to give a unique flavor profile.
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Flavor: bitter

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces bitter gourd
  • 100 grams pork
  • a few cloves garlic
  • 5 grams fermented black beans
  • one piece ginger
  • a few cloves garlic
  • one piece onion
  • 4 grams salt
  • 10 grams light soy sauce
  • a small spoonful Sichuan pepper powder
  • 5 grams Sichuan pepper oil
  • 5 grams sugar

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Prepare the ingredients.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 1: Prepare the ingredients.

  2. Step 2

    Cut the pork into slices and season with salt, light soy sauce, and Sichuan pepper powder.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 2: Cut the pork into slices and season with salt, light soy sauce, and Sichuan pepp

  3. Step 3

    Prepare the aromatics.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 3: Prepare the aromatics.

  4. Step 4

    Blanch the bitter gourd after cutting it into pieces.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 4: Blanch the bitter gourd after cutting it into pieces.

  5. Step 5

    Heat oil in a wok and stir-fry the marinated pork until cooked.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 5: Heat oil in a wok and stir-fry the marinated pork until cooked.

  6. Step 6

    Add the prepared aromatics to the wok and stir-fry them well.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 6: Add the prepared aromatics to the wok and stir-fry them well.

  7. Step 7

    Add the blanched bitter gourd to the wok and stir-fry it.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 7: Add the blanched bitter gourd to the wok and stir-fry it.

  8. Step 8

    Season with salt, light soy sauce, and sugar. Drizzle Sichuan pepper oil over the dish.

    Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry step 8: Season with salt, light soy sauce, and sugar. Drizzle Sichuan pepper oil over th

Cooking Tips

  • If you do not blanch the bitter gourd, remove the cooked pork from the pan first and add it back when the bitter gourd is 80% done cooking. This recipe uses both Sichuan pepper powder and Sichuan pepper oil to give a unique flavor profile.
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Flavor: bitter

Recipe Card

Home-style Chinese recipe: Bitter Gourd and Pork Stir-Fry.

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces bitter gourd
  • 100 grams pork
  • a few cloves garlic
  • 5 grams fermented black beans
  • one piece ginger
  • a few cloves garlic
  • one piece onion
  • 4 grams salt
  • 10 grams light soy sauce
  • a small spoonful Sichuan pepper powder
  • 5 grams Sichuan pepper oil
  • 5 grams sugar

Method

  1. Prepare the ingredients.
  2. Cut the pork into slices and season with salt, light soy sauce, and Sichuan pepper powder.
  3. Prepare the aromatics.
  4. Blanch the bitter gourd after cutting it into pieces.
  5. Heat oil in a wok and stir-fry the marinated pork until cooked.
  6. Add the prepared aromatics to the wok and stir-fry them well.
  7. Add the blanched bitter gourd to the wok and stir-fry it.
  8. Season with salt, light soy sauce, and sugar. Drizzle Sichuan pepper oil over the dish.

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