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Recipe Corner: Pork and Two-Bean Stir Fry

Courtesy of MPSG, GettyStewart.com and Great Tastes of Manitoba

SERVINGS: 4

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 15 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp (5 mL) corn starch
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) water
  • 1 lb (450g) ground pork
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen green beans, cut to 1-inch pieces
  • 1 Tbsp canola oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp ginger, grated
  • 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) red kidney beans,
  • drained and rinsed
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut to 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 Tbsp sesame seeds (garnish)
  • 1 Tbsp chopped green onions
  • (garnish)

Sauce

  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup soup stock
  • 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp hot pepper flakes
  • cooked rice, for serving

Method

  • Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add ground pork. Break apart and cook until browned and cooked through, about five to seven minutes. Remove and set aside.
  • Add frozen green beans and cook for three to five minutes until starting to blister.
  • Add canola oil and minced garlic and ginger and stir fry for another one to two minutes until fragrant.
  • Stir in drained kidney beans, bell pepper and cooked pork. Stir to combine well and heat through.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce and cornstarch until dissolved. Add brown sugar, beef stock, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil and hot pepper flakes.
  • Pour sauce over pork and beans, stirring well to coat everything evenly. Cook for an additional two to three minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the ingredients.
  • Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
  • Serve the pork and bean stir fry hot over cooked rice.

Substitutions:

  • Hoisin Sauce: Replace the salty/sweet/tangy flavour of hoisin sauce by using more soy sauce and sugar or use a sweet and sour sauce.
  • Rice Vinegar: Use lemon or lime juice.

To view the recipe online.