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Farmhouse stir-fried pork

Farmhouse Stir-fried Pork

Farmhouse stir-fried pork is a specialty dish from the Hunan region, belonging to Hunan cuisine. This dish is deeply loved for its fragrant spiciness that goes perfectly with rice and simple preparation. Made with pork belly with skin, paired with green peppers, fermented black beans and other seasonings, the finished dish is rich but not greasy, fragrant and spicy, making it a perfect match for rice. This dish embodies the "fragrant and spicy" characteristic of Hunan cuisine and is a home-style dish on Hunan people's dining tables.

1Ingredients needed

Main ingredients

  • Pork belly with skin400g
  • Green peppers3
  • Red pepper1
  • Onionhalf

Seasonings

  • Fermented black beans1 spoon
  • Garlic3 cloves
  • Ginger1 small piece
  • Dried chilies5
  • Light soy sauce2 spoons
  • Dark soy sauce1 spoon
  • Cooking wine1 spoon
  • Saltto taste

2Production steps

1

Prepare ingredients

Wash pork belly and cut into thin slices. Cut green peppers and red pepper into chunks, cut onion into chunks. Slice garlic, shred ginger, cut dried chilies into sections.

2

Stir-fry pork belly

Don't add oil to the wok, directly add pork belly slices, stir-fry slowly over low heat until the meat renders oil and edges turn slightly yellow. Push meat to the side of the wok, use the rendered pork oil to sauté garlic slices, ginger shreds and dried chilies until fragrant.

3

Season and stir-fry

Add fermented black beans and stir-fry until fragrant, then add cooking wine, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce for seasoning and color. Stir-fry the meat evenly with the seasonings.

4

Add vegetables

Add onion chunks, stir-fry over high heat for 30 seconds, then add green pepper chunks and red pepper chunks, continue stir-frying over high heat for 2 minutes, maintaining the crisp texture of the vegetables.

5

Final seasoning

Add salt according to taste, stir-fry quickly and evenly, then serve on a plate. The finished dish is rich but not greasy, fragrant and spicy, perfect with rice.

💡Making Tips

  • •Choose pork belly with skin, don't add oil when stir-frying, let the meat render its own oil naturally for better flavor.
  • •Fermented black beans are the soul of this dish, must be stir-fried until fragrant.
  • •Don't overcook the green peppers, maintain their crisp texture and bright color.
  • •This dish should be eaten hot, it's a perfect match with rice.