CHINESE LONG BEANS WITH GROUND PORK (豆角炒肉碎)

Ingredients

½ lb ground pork

1 tsp soy sauce

dash of white pepper powder

½ lb Chinese long beans

½ cup chopped onion

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp dried fermented black soybeans

Sauce:

¼ water

1 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine

1 tbsp soy sauce

½ tsp sugar

½ tsp cornstarch

Instructions

Season the ground pork with soy sauce and white pepper powder. Set aside and let it marinate while you continue prepping.

Rinse, and cut Chinese long beans into 1½" long.

Soak the dried fermented black soybeans in ¼ cup of water for 5 minutes, then drain.

Mix the sauce ingredients together.

Set a wok or pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add oil and twirl the pan to spread.

Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Then add chopped onion, and cook for 1 minute. Add the ground pork and cook for 3 minutes, then add the fermented black soybeans. Add Chinese long beans and sauce, cover, and let it cook/steam for 3 minutes. Uncover, and cook for another 5 minutes.

Notes

Adapted from The Hakka Cookbook by Linda Lau Anusasananan.

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