Side Dishes

Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives

Name: Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 40 g Lean pork; 10 g Starch slurry; a pinch Salt; 25 g Spinach; 10 g Garlic chives (buchu); 5 g Soy sauce; 5 g Green onion; 3 g Ginger; 2 g Cooking oil; 1 Star anise (optional)

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Velveted pork strips stir-fried with aromatics and soy sauce, lightly thickened and tossed at the end with spinach and garlic chives. Add star anise to the aromatics if you like.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Julienne the pork and season with salt and some of the starch slurry.

Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives — step 1

Stir-fry the pork in an oiled pan, stirring so it doesn't stick.

Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives — step 2

Cut the spinach and garlic chives into 4–5 cm lengths.

Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives — step 3

Heat oil in a pan and sauté the green onion, ginger and star anise until fragrant.

Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives — step 4

Add the pork and soy sauce and stir-fry.

Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives — step 5

Thicken with the remaining starch slurry and finish with the garlic chives and spinach.

Stir-Fried Pork with Spinach & Garlic Chives — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

105Calories (kcal)

7.4 gCarbs

9.2 gProtein

4.5 gFat

284 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.