BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH CHINESE CURED PORK BELLY

If you love brussels sprouts, you will enjoy this stir-fried brussels sprouts with Chinese cured pork belly.

Chinese cured pork belly is less smoky than bacon and has a sweet hint. It's enjoyed as a side dish when steamed. I like to cook it with vegetables.

RECIPE

• Ingredients

• 1 lb brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in halves or quarters

• 1/2 lb Chinese cured pork belly, cut into 1/8 inch pieces

• 1 tbsp of coarsely cut ginger

• 3 cloves of garlic, coarsely cut

• 4 red chili peppers, coarsely cut

• Light soy sauce

• Vegetable oil (corn, canola, peanut)

• Salt

• Sugar

Instructions

1. Blanch trimmed and cut brussels sprouts in boiling water for 2 min.

2. Shock the brussels sprouts in ice water. Then drain and pat dry.

3. Add 2 tsp vegetable oil to a wok or large all-purpose pan. Heat oil. Stir-fry ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and pork pieces over medium-high heat for a few min until the pork fat turns translucent.

Chinese cured pork

4. Add blanched brussels sprouts to the pan, and stir.

5. Add 1/3 tsp salt, 1/3 tsp sugar, and 2 tsp soy sauce. Mix well.

Serve hot.

Brussels sprouts with cured pork