Ginger and five-spice pork with cucumber salad

Recipes / Meat

Tender and tasty, this ginger & five-spice pork is sure to be an instant hit!

Recipe «Ginger and five-spice pork with cucumber salad» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1/4 cup reduced-salt soy sauce, 2 tbsp Chinese rice wine *, 1 tbsp caster sugar, 2 tsp grated ginger, 1 1/2 tsp five-spice powder , 4 x 160g butterflied pork steaks, trimmed, 1 telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced, 100g snow pea sprouts, trimmed , Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve, 1 tbsp vegetable oil.

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup reduced-salt soy sauce 
  • 2 tbsp Chinese rice wine * 
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 2 tsp grated ginger 
  • 1 1/2 tsp five-spice powder 
  • 4 x 160g butterflied pork steaks, trimmed 
  • 1 telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced 
  • 100g snow pea sprouts, trimmed 
  • Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve 
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil 

Instructions

  1. Combine soy sauce, wine, sugar, ginger and 1 teaspoon five-spice powder in a bowl. Add pork and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, combine the cucumber and sprouts in a bowl with lime juice and remaining five-spice powder.
  3. Heat oil in a large frypan over medium heat. When hot, cook pork about 2-3 minutes each side. Serve with cucumber salad and lime wedges. * From Asian food shops and selected supermarkets. Substitute dry sherry.