Sticky Chinese pork recipe

By Lizzie Kamenetzky

  1. Serves 4
  2. Takes 10 minutes to make, 15 minutes to cook, plus marinating
  3. Rating

Bring the tastes of a Chinese takeaway to your home but save money and calories by cooking the dish yourself.

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Sticky Chinese pork

Ingredients

  1. 500g diced pork loin
  2. 3 tbsp light soy sauce, plus extra to serve
  3. 1 tbsp sesame oil
  4. 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  5. 1 garlic clove, crushed
  6. 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, grated
  7. 4 tbsp honey
  8. 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  9. 1 red pepper, sliced
  10. 60g mangetout, finely sliced
  11. 2 pak choi, cut into quarters
  12. Handful beansprouts
  13. Toasted sesame seeds, to serve

Method

  1. 1. Place the pork in a bowl with the soy sauce, sesame oil, five spice, garlic, ginger and honey. Toss together and set aside for 10 minutes.
  2. 2. Heat half the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the pork with a slotted spoon and fry until almost cooked. Add the marinade and bubble for 5 minutes until sticky.
  3. 3. Meanwhile, in a separate wok or frying pan, heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the pepper and mangetout with a splash of water for a few minutes. Add the pak choi and cook for a further minute, then stir in the beansprouts. Toss with the pork, drizzle with soy sauce, sprinkle with the sesame seeds and serve.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 337kcals, 16.6g fat (3.4g saturated), 30.8g protein, 17.1g carbs, 15.4g sugar, 3g salt

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