Szechuan pork

Name: Szechuan pork
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp groundnut oil; 2 shallots, finely sliced; 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, sliced; 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 500g pork mince; 2 tsp Szechuan peppercorns, crushed (available in Sainsbury’s, Tesco or oriental grocers); 1 tsp Chinese five-spice; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp honey; 1 lime; 350g basmati rice; 165ml can coconut milk; 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander; Spring onions, finely sliced, to serve; Ginger, finely sliced, to serve; Red chilli, finely sliced, to serve

Published: 31 Dec 08
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

You won’t miss your Chinese takeaway once you’ve tucked into this hearty, budget-friendly szechuan pork recipe.

Serves 4
Hands on time 10 mins, plus 15 mins cooking time

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Ingredients

1 tbsp groundnut oil
2 shallots, finely sliced
2.5cm piece fresh ginger, sliced
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
500g pork mince
2 tsp Szechuan peppercorns, crushed (available in Sainsbury’s, Tesco or oriental grocers)
1 tsp Chinese five-spice
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
1 lime
350g basmati rice
165ml can coconut milk
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
Spring onions, finely sliced, to serve
Ginger, finely sliced, to serve
Red chilli, finely sliced, to serve

Method

Heat the groundnut oil in a pan or wok and fry the shallots with the ginger and chilli for a couple of minutes.
Add the pork mince and quickly brown, then stir in the Szechuan peppercorns and Chinese five-spice and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the soy sauce, honey and lime juice and cook for 5 minutes more.
Meanwhile, cook the rice in a pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes. Drain and return to the pan over a low heat with the coconut milk until it is absorbed.
Stir the coriander into the mince and serve on a bed of coconut rice. Garnish with some the spring onions.

Recipe from January 2009 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 643kcals
Fat: 22.5g (11.3g saturated)
Protein: 32.8g
Carbohydrates: 77g (4.7g sugars)
Salt: 1.6g

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