Green Pepper and Pork Strips

March 17, 2025 10 Minutes Easy

Nutritional Information

640 kcal
Calories
36g
Protein
43g
Carbohydrates
44g
Fat
Recipe Hot Dishes
Green Pepper and Pork Strips

This Sichuan-style Stir-Fried Shredded Pork with Green Peppers is a bold and flavorful dish that brings authentic Chinese cuisine to your kitchen. Tender lean pork is marinated with aromatic douban (broad bean paste), cooking wine, and starch for a juicy texture, then stir-fried to perfection with spicy green peppers and fragrant ginger. The key to this dish lies in the rich umami of douban—homemade for an extra-special touch or substituted with Pixian douban for convenience. A balance of sugar, salt, and soy sauce enhances the savory depth, while a hint of dark soy sauce gives the dish its vibrant color. Finished with a touch of monosodium glutamate (or chicken essence for a healthier twist), this stir-fry delivers the signature spicy, savory, and slightly sweet flavors of Sichuan cuisine. Quick to prepare yet packed with layers of taste, it’s perfect served over steamed rice for a satisfying meal.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

Secondary Ingredients

Sauce and Seasonings

Instructions

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Dry the homemade douban (broad bean paste) at home, which smells very good. If not available, you can use Pixian douban (available in supermarkets) as a substitute.
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Cut the lean meat into shreds, add a small amount of cooking wine, a small amount of meat tenderizer (ordinary starch can be used), and douban. Mix well and marinate for about 10 minutes.
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Cut the green peppers into shreds for later use (the ones I bought are long and thin, and relatively spicy).
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Pour oil into the pot, and I think using vegetable oil makes it more fragrant and the color looks better. Heat the oil, and make sure there is enough oil.
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When the oil is about 80% hot, add ginger shreds and stir-fry until fragrant.
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Add the meat shreds and quickly stir-fry until the meat changes color. Add 1.5 tablespoons of sugar, half a tablespoon of salt (since douban has already been added), and a small amount of light soy sauce. If you want the color to look good, you can add a little dark soy sauce and reduce the amount of light soy sauce.
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Add the green pepper shreds and stir-fry until they are no longer raw.
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Finally, add 1.5 tablespoons of monosodium glutamate (in Sichuan cuisine, monosodium glutamate is commonly used in large quantities, but if you think it is unhealthy, you can replace it with chicken essence or reduce the amount, and add sugar accordingly).
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The dish is now complete, and it looks pretty good.
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