Vietnamese Stir Fried Pork & Beansprouts (Giá Xào Thịt)
Vietnamese cuisine is considered one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide and this stir fried pork and beansprouts recipe that I chose to try is exactly that. Xào means stir frying, and this is a simple and quick stir fry recipe. The lean pork is first marinated in fish sauce, sugar, cornflour and black pepper for 15 minutes, then stir fried in a hot wok for a mere 7 minutes. The meat is tender and flavorful, and the beansprouts lend a nice crunch to the dish.
Very flavorful!
A fantastic and delicious one-pan dish for a busy weekday evening!
Vietnamese Stir-Fried Pork & Beansprouts (Gia Xao Thit)
Recipe by Baby Sumo, adapted from Vietnamese Bible
Preparation time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking time: 6-7 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
350g lean pork, finely sliced
For the marinade
1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp caster sugar
1 1/2 tsp cornflour
3/4 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp cooking oil
2 tsp sesame oil (optional)
4 spring onions, cut into 3cm lengths
3 thin slices fresh ginger, cut into fine shreds
300g fresh beansprouts, cleaned
For seasoning
1 tsp fish sauce, to taste
Salt
1. Place pork in a bowl, and add the fish sauce, sugar, cornflour and pepper. Using your hands, mix well. Marinate for 15 minutes.
2. In a wok, heat the oil over high heat, then add the sesame oil (if using). Add the ginger and cook for 1 minute, then add the pork and stir fry for about 2-3 minutes, until barely cooked. Then, add the spring onions and cook for further 30 seconds. Finally, add the beansprouts and stir fry until cooked, about 1 minute. Taste seasoning, and add more fish sauce/salt as necessary. Serve immediately with rice.
Note: Do slice the pork against the grain, this ensures that the cooked meat is more tender.
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Oh? That's Vietnamese, eh? We usually add prawns...unless we are frying it with salted fish - an alternative way of cooking it.
ReplyDeleteI guess a lot of Asian countries draw influences from each other's cuisine.
DeleteNever knew that this is a Vietnamese dish but I know most of the Thai, Vietnamese dishes would have fish sauce as one of the seasoning ingredients ^_^
ReplyDeleteThis dish sounds like a comfort dish to me. Love bean sprouts.
ReplyDeleteYum! And it's so quick and simple too! What a bonus :)
ReplyDeleteHi Yen! Such a simple but flavourful dish. I guess there are many similarities between Thai, Vietnamese and our local cooking.
ReplyDeletethis looks like a very satisfying home-made family meal ... looking forward to more of your work from the vietnamese bible in the months to come :)
ReplyDeleteSeems like a perfect dish to go with rice!
ReplyDeleteYen,this is a simple yet full of flavour dish! It reminds me of a similar chinese dish that also added salted fish(small pieces) in there!
ReplyDeleteLol ...I just something on Vietnamese food too !
ReplyDeleteInitially I thought it's noodles thinking those beansprouts as noodle. Now that I learned it's just stir fry with pork and beansprouts I want to make it into noodle dish. The marinade makes it Vietnamese and it's so easy - I'll definitely give this a try (with noodles)! Love your photo!
ReplyDeleteHi Yen,
ReplyDeleteGreat looking bean sprout dish! I love eating bean sprouts! Thanks for sharing with CYB!
This definitely goes well with a bowl of steaming hot white rice!
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