Minced Pork and Peas

When you can’t get to that greasy spoon Chinese diner, you can easily make this at home to satisfy the craving! It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s yummy and it’s cheap! Bet you have most of the ingredients on hand and ready to go.

Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
1½ teaspoon vegetable or canola oil
½ onion, chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup frozen peas
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon cool water
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 green onion, chopped

For the Marinade
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons ShaoHsing wine
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

For the Sauce
1 cup beef broth
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, add ground beef and marinade ingredients. Hand mix until ingredients are incorporated. Marinate for 10-15 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients and set aside.
3. Meanwhile, in a wok or large frying pan on medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil. Add ground beef and stir fry until cooked through. Push the meat to the sides and let the liquid burn off.
4. Add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add peas and stir all the ingredients together and cook for another minute.
5. Push the meat mixture to the sides and add sauce. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in cool water to make a slurry. Once the sauce is bubbling, stir in the slurry and cook until the sauce starts to simmer and thicken.
6. Sprinkle ground white pepper and drizzle sesame oil over top. Garnish with green onions.
7. Serve with rice.

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4.67 from 3 votes

Minced Pork and Peas

When you can’t get to that greasy spoon Chinese diner, you can easily make this at home to satisfy the craving! It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s yummy and it’s cheap! Bet you have most of the ingredients on hand and ready to go.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Keyword: peas, pork, wok

Servings: 4 servings

Cost: $6

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork
• 1½ teaspoon vegetable or canola oil
• ½ onion chopped
• 2-3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cool water
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 green onion chopped

For the Marinade

• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons ShaoHsing wine
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

For the Sauce

• 1 cup beef broth
• 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

• In a medium mixing bowl, add ground beef and marinade ingredients. Hand mix until ingredients are incorporated. Marinate for 10-15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a wok or large frying pan on medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil. Add ground beef and stir fry until cooked through. Push the meat to the sides and let the liquid burn off.
• Add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add peas and stir all the ingredients together and cook for another minute.
• Push the meat mixture to the sides and add sauce. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in cool water to make a slurry. Once the sauce is bubbling, stir in the slurry and cook until the sauce starts to simmer and thicken.
• Sprinkle ground white pepper and drizzle sesame oil over top. Garnish with green onions.
• Serve with rice.