Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts With Pork

Name: Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts With Pork
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 8 ounces ground lean pork; 1 teaspoon rice wine or dry Sherry; 3 teaspoons light soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch; 1 1/2 pounds soybean sprouts or mung-bean sprouts; 2 tablespoons, plus 1 teaspoon, peanut oil; 2 thin, quarter-sized slices peeled fresh ginger, crushed; 1 teaspoon shrimp paste

By Ken Hom

Total Time: 20 minutes
Rating: 4(26)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

8ounces ground lean pork
1teaspoon rice wine or dry Sherry
3teaspoons light soy sauce
½teaspoon sesame oil
½teaspoon cornstarch
1½pounds soybean sprouts or mung-bean sprouts
2tablespoons, plus 1 teaspoon, peanut oil
2thin, quarter-sized slices peeled fresh ginger, crushed
1teaspoon shrimp paste

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Preparation

Step 1
Chop the pork into small coarse bits. In a small bowl, combine it with the rice wine, 1 teaspoon of the soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch.
Step 2
Wash the sprouts in cold running water, picking out any wilted pieces or darkened sprouts. Drain well.
Step 3
Heat a wok or large saute pan until it is hot. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and the ginger pieces. When the ginger has browned, remove it with a slotted spoon. Put in the pork and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Remove the pork with a slotted spoon.
Step 4
Reheat the wok and add the remaining oil. When the oil is very hot, add the shrimp paste and stir-fry it for 10 seconds. Then add the sprouts and the remaining 2 teaspoons of soy sauce. Continue to stir-fry for 4 minutes. Return the pork to the wok and mix very well with the sauce, continuously stir-frying for another minute. Give the mixture several good stirs, turn onto a platter and serve.