Can This Spicy and Nutritious Dish Be Made Better at Home than a Restaurant? (宫保肉丁)

Kung Pao Pork (宫保肉丁). Maybe you’ve heard of this Chinese dish. It packs a great slightly spicy flavor with a wonderful bevy of vegetables, pork and some peanuts thrown in for good measure. It’s heaven on a plate and I have gotten a Chinese Grandma to teach you how to cook this blessed dish.

Ingredients 食材用料 价钱:

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger 45 克姜
• 3 stalks of green onions 3 棵青蔥
• 4 carrots, diced 4 根胡萝卜
• 3 medium potatoes, diced 3 个土豆
• 1 pound of pork, diced 1 磅猪肉
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch 45 克玉米粉
• 2 tablespoons of oil 30 毫升 油
• 1 cup of peanuts 145 克花生
• 2 dried peppers 2个干辣椒
• 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce 15 毫升 老抽
• 1 tablespoon of salt 45 克盐

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Preparation:

1. Mince about 8 slices of ginger and 3 stalks of green onions.
2. Peel the carrots and potatoes. Chop them into about 1/2 inch cubes.
3. Cut the pork into 1 inch cubes, place them in a bowl and coat with the cornstarch
4. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet on low heat and add the raw peanuts. Fry them till nice and toasted. Set them aside in a bowl reserving the oil in the skillet.
5. Add the carrots to the skillet and stir fry them over high heat for about 2 minutes before adding the potatoes. Then stir fry them until they are soft but firm, about 6 minutes. Remove them and set them aside
6. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the skillet. Crush the dried peppers and add them along with the ginger and green onion. Stir until fragrant, about 1 minute
7. Add the pork and stir fry until the pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Put the carrots, potatoes and peanuts back into the skillet and mix well.
8. Add Dark Soy Sauce and salt and mix well.

Kitchen Items used in this recipe

Meat Cleaver	SENZER Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder Set