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Stir-fried Chinese Yellow Chives with Pork
This recipe for stir-fried Chinese yellow chives with pork is especially tasty in the spring and summer, when delicate, mild-flavored yellow garlic chives are in season.
Prep Time
1 hr 10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 302 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
For the pork:
- 8 ounces pork shoulder (or pork loin, partially frozen and cut into thin strips)
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
For the rest of the dish:
- 2/3 cup low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon clear rice wine
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper (or to taste)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch (mixed into a slurry with 2 teaspoons water)
- 8 ounces Chinese yellow chives (washed, drained, and cut into 2 1/2-inch/6 cm lengths)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, velvet the pork by combining the pork strips with the water, cornstarch, vegetable oil, oyster sauce, and baking soda. Mix until uniform and the pork is completely coated. Set aside for 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
- In a bowl, make the sauce mixture by combining the chicken stock, clear rice wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, sugar, and white pepper. Set aside.
- Heat your wok until just smoking and add the oil around the perimeter of the wok. Add the marinated pork (it should be at room temperature) to the wok in one layer, and sear for 1 minute. Stir-fry the pork in the hot wok for another 30 seconds, or until the pork is mostly cooked.
- Still over high heat, pour in the pre-mixed sauce to deglaze the wok. Let everything come up to a boil and slowly add half of the cornstarch slurry while stirring constantly to thicken the sauce.
- Next, stir in the yellow chives. Mix well and continue to stir-fry for another minute. Add more cornstarch slurry to thicken up the sauce if needed, and stir for another 15 seconds. Serve!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
302kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
46mg
(15%)
Sodium
1066mg
(44%)
Potassium
654mg
(19%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
4940IU
(99%)
Vitamin C
66mg
(73%)
Calcium
122mg
(12%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 302
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 302kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 1066mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 654mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 4940IU | 99% |
| Vitamin C | 66mg | 73% |
| Calcium | 122mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.