Stir-Fried Pork With Sweet Bean Paste
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 9 ounces pork, cut into thin strips
- 2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons sweet bean paste
- 2 spring onions (white parts only), cut into matchstick-size pieces
- Stir 2 tablespoons water and cornstarch together in a bowl.
- Place pork in shallow bowl and add cornstarch mixture and 1 teaspoon salt; stir to coat and let sit for a few minutes.
- Mix 3 tablespoons water, sugar, soy sauce, MSG, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl until sauce is smooth.
- Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; saute pork until pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Push pork to a side; add sweet bean paste. Cook and stir bean paste until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the sauce and stir until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer pork mixture to a dish and top with spring onions.
water, cornstarch, pork, salt, water, white sugar, soy sauce, glutamate, vegetable oil, sweet bean paste, spring onions
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/257934/stir-fried-pork-with-sweet-bean-paste/ (may not work)