Thursday, March 8, 2012

Cooking ~ Chinese Chives Minced Pork with Black Bean


Since I tried this dish in a Taiwanese restaurant, I have been craving for it and wanted to try to make it at home.  It took me 2 weekends to hunt down the chinese chives at the wet market.  Somehow, it is very rare and usually not available in supermarkets. 

Ingredients:
1.  1 bunch of chinese chives (with flower buds) - cut into small pieces, approximately 1cm length.
2.  Minced pork or chicken - seasoned with pepper, soy sauce and a dash of cooking wine
3.  Chopped garlic
4.  Ginger - thinly sliced
5.  Red chili - sliced
6.  Fermented black bean - 1 tsp

Seasoning:
1.  Sugar - adjust to taste
2.  Pepper

Method:
1.  Heat oil and saute the minced pork till they turn golden.
2.  Add in garlic and ginger.  Stir well till fragrant.
3.  Add in black bean and stir for another 1 minute or so.
4.  Add in seasoning and adjust to taste.
5.  Add in chili.  Stir well.
6.  Dish out.

Result
DH - No need to go back to the restaurant to eat this!
DS - Good!
Me - Will definitely cook this again!!! 


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