Chinese Pork Mince Char Siu
A tasty twist on the classic flame-grilled Chinese pork dish, this Chinese Pork Mince Char Sui is a fast and flavoursome alternative with hoisin-soaked pork, carrots, peppers served ontop of rice and garnished with spring onion and chopped peanuts.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 500gm pork mince
- Vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2cm knob of ginger, minced
- 1 red pepper, halved and sliced into thin strips lengthways
- 1 medium carrot, halved and sliced into thin strips lengthways
- 1 birds eye red chilli
- 180g of long-grain rice (1.5 cups)
Char Sui Sauce
- 40ml hoisin sauce
- 40ml soy sauce
- 30ml honey
- 30ml Chinese Shaoxing wine or sherry
- 3/4 tsp Chinese 5 Spice Powder
- 1 tsp cornstarch
Garnish
- 2 spring onions, halved and sliced into thin strips lengthways
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts or cashew nuts, chopped
Instructions
- Cook rice according to packet instructions.
- Char Siu Sauce: mix together hoisin sauce, honey, soy, shaoxing wine and five-spice powder. Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water to form a slurry, then stir it into the char siu sauce.
- Heat oil in a frying pan, add garlic and cook gently for 30 seconds. Next, add pork mince and cook on high heat until nice and browned. Remove from pan at set aside.
- Add carrots and peppers and stir-fry on high heat for 1–2 minutes, adding a splash of water halfway through to create steam. Be careful not to over-cook, vegetables in a stirfry should always have 'bite' rather than be soft and cooked all the way through.
- Add pork mince back to the pan, combine with vegetables and stir through char siu sauce.
- Cook for 30 seconds, combining well. Remove from heat.
- Serve char siu pork on top of rice. Garnish with spring onions and chopped peanuts or cashew nuts.
Notes
For a non-traditional but delicious addition, fry some eggs until crispy around the edges and with a soft yolk and serve with the pork mince char sui.