Chinese Stir-Fried Pork Mince with Beans

Chinese Stir-Fried Pork Mince with Beans

Points per serving 6½
Serves 4

Stir-fried minced meat is used extensively in Chinese and Thai cooking. Usually, Thai cooking uses minced beef, whereas Chinese cooking uses pork.

2 clove garlic, crushed
1 fresh red chilli, deseeded, finely sliced
1 piece ginger, (approx 1 tbsp) finely julliened
2 teaspoon sesame oil
400 g pork mince, lean
3 spring onions, (white part only), halved, finely sliced
2 teaspoon light brown sugar
2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce, (use any brand)
2 tablespoon water
250 g green beans, cut into 5cm lengths, lightly steamed
30 g dry roasted peanuts, unsalted, chopped
3 tablespoon basil, fresh
300 g Rice, white, cooked

Combine garlic, chilli and ginger in a small bowl.

Heat a non-stick wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add oil and heat until smoking. Add half of the pork mince and stir fry, breaking up any lumps, until brown. Remove and set aside.

Reheat wok and cook remaining pork until well browned. Add spring onions and chilli mixture and stir fry for 1 minute. Add cooked pork mince, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce and 2 tbs water. Allow to cook for 2 minutes or until sauce has reduced a little. Add beans, peanuts and half of the basil. Stir fry for a further minute.

Serve immediately, sprinkled with remaining basil leaves. Accompany with cooked rice.


Notes

If you want to reduce the POINTS value even more, then omit the rice and serve in lettuce leaves.

This dish will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 days. Simply reheat in the microwave on high for 2 minutes.