Taiwanese Ground Pork and Pickled Cucumbers

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chinese Recipes. (Taiwanese Ground Pork and Pickled Cucumbers). This is a Taiwanese-style minced pork, usually eaten over rice with a vegetable. Can easily double or triple the recipe if needed.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 17 mins

Total: 32 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 servings

Taiwanese Ground Pork and Pickled Cucumbers

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine

1 tablespoon soy sauce paste

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon white sugar

3 dashes ground white pepper

½ pound ground pork

⅓ cup Taiwanese pickled cucumbers with brine

chopped

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 small shallots

thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger

¼ teaspoon ground star anise

1 ½ cups water

¼ teaspoon sesame oil

2 green onions

chopped

Chinese Pepper Steak

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Mix rice wine soy sauce paste soy sauce sugar and white pepper together in a bowl.

Step 2

Mix ground pork with brine from cucumbers together in a bowl.

Step 3

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; cook and stir until golden brown about 5 minutes. Add pork mixture; cook and stir until no longer pink 3 to 4 minutes. Push pork and shallots to the sides of the skillet making a space in the center. Add garlic ginger and star anise; stir.

Step 4

Pour water into the skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low; simmer until sauce reduces to about 1 cup. Stir in chopped cucumbers. Stir in rice wine mixture; cook until flavors combine 4 to 6 minutes.

Step 5

Top pork mixture with sesame oil and green onions.

Nutritional Information

Taiwanese Ground Pork and Pickled Cucumbers

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 356.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22.3g 45%

Carbohydrates: 11g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 1.5g 6%

Sugars: 3.4g

Fat: 23.8g 37%

Saturated Fat: 7.2g 36%

Cholesterol: 73.3mg 24%

Vitamin A Iu: 432.3IU 9%

Niacin Equivalents: 8.4mg 65%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 28%

Vitamin C: 6.6mg 11%

Folate: 23.9mcg 6%

Calcium: 55.3mg 6%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 39mg 14%

Potassium: 455.5mg 13%

Sodium: 1282mg 51%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 58%

Calories From Fat: 214.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.