Pork Stir Fry with Green Beans

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 45 minutes
• total time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

• 20 oz green beans

• 1 lb ground pork

• 1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)

• 4 cloves finely chopped garlic - do not mince

• 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped - do not mince

• 4 tbsp tbsp peanut oil (or vegetable or canola)

• 1/4 cup dark soy sauce

• 1/4 cup Chinese cooking wine (or chicken broth)

• 1 tbsp sugar

• 2 tbsp + Chilli Garlic Sauce

Directions

1. Start cooking the rice

2. Mix Sauce ingredients in a bowl.

3. Trim the tough end of the beans, then chop into 2 - 2.5cm / 4/5 - 1" pieces.

4. Charred Beans: Heat 1 1/2 tbsp oil in a heavy based skillet over high heat (I use cast iron) 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.

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

6. 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.

7. Serve over rice. Garnish with slices of large red chilli (it's mild), entirely optional. To eat, mix the pork into the rice then eat it with a spoon - forget chopsticks for this one! (For a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice)

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 199 g
• Calories: 368 kcal