Beans with pork and XO sauce

Recipes / Meat

Deep-fry green beans until blistered and tender, then toss into a rich pork stir-fry.

Recipe «Beans with pork and XO sauce» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine, 1 tsp caster sugar, 1 tsp cornflour, 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce , 150g pork mince, Peanut oil, to deep-fry, 250g green round beans or snake beans, cut into 5cm lengths , 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 1/4-1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes, 1 1/2-2 tsp I Love Salmon XO sauce, Pinch of white pepper.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce 
  • 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine 
  • 1 tsp caster sugar 
  • 1 tsp cornflour 
  • 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce 
  • 150g pork mince 
  • Peanut oil, to deep-fry 
  • 250g green round beans or snake beans, cut into 5cm lengths 
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes 
  • 1 1/2-2 tsp I Love Salmon XO sauce 
  • Pinch of white pepper 

Instructions

  1. Stir the light soy sauce, wine, sugar, cornflour, dark soy sauce and a pinch of salt in a bowl until smooth. Add the pork and stir to combine. Marinate for 30 minutes.
  2. Add oil to a wok to reach a depth of 5cm. Heat the oil to 170°C over medium-high heat (when the oil is ready a cube of bread will turn golden brown in 20 seconds). Deep-fry beans, in 2 batches, for 3 minutes or until tender. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate lined with paper towel.
  3. Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the oil from the wok. Add the garlic and chilli flakes and stir-fry for 30 seconds or until aromatic. Add the pork mixture and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until browned. Add the beans and XO sauce and stir-fry until combined. Season with white pepper.