Shanghai-style braised pork
Share this pork dish with your friends for Chinese New Year
Seasonal 'wealth greens' ('Fa cai')
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 2 as a side
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- 2 tsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 garlic clovesfinely chopped
- 2½ cm piece gingerfinely shredded into matchsticks
- 1 red chillideseeded and finely chopped
- 500g red chardsliced into 5cm pieces
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal148
- fat8g
- saturates1g
- carbs14g
- sugars3g
- fibre0.4g
- protein5g
- salt2.6g
Method
step 1
Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp water and set aside. Heat a wok or pan over high heat until shimmering, then pour in the oil and give it a swirl. Season, then stir in the garlic, ginger and chilli. Add the chard and toss. Pour in the rice wine and cook, stirring, for less than 1 min. Pour in the soy sauce and the cornflour slurry and stir, then take off the heat and drizzle over the sesame oil. Serve immediately.
