Stir-fried Minced Pork with Chinese Chives 韭菜蒼蠅頭

INGREDIENTS:

1 bundle Chinese Chives

300 gram Minced Pork

1 handful Preserved Black Beans

3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

1/4 teaspoon Salt

MARINADE:

4 tablespoons Soy Sauce

2 tablespoons Sugar

1 teaspoon Cornstarch

1/3 teaspoon White Pepper Powder

1 tablespoon Chinese Cooking Rice Wine

DIRECTION:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine minced pork and the marinade; mix well. Leave it for 15 minutes.

2. Cut the Chinese chives into 1 cm bites. Set aside.

3. Heat up the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add pork. Fry until the pork changes colour. Break the pork apart so that it doesn't become a big crumbs. 

4. Turn the heat to high. Add Chinese chives and continue to fry. Add salt. Fry until the chives starts to wilt and it is done. Serve it with steamed rice.

Chinese Chive Kimchi

My husbands and I love Kimchi, adore the sour and slightly frizzy flavour. This is type of quick kimchi you can prepare in a short period of time, yet flavourful.  

INGREDIENTS:

1 bundle Chinese Chives, cut into 2 inch long

2 cups Water

10 Dried Anchovies

4 Garlic Cloves, peeled

1-inch Ginger, peeled

1/3 Onion, peeled and chunked

2 tablespoons Korean Chilli Flakes

1.5 tablespoons Salted Shrimp

2-3 tablespoons Fish Sauce

1 tablespoon Sugar

DIRECTION:

1. Combine dried anchovies with the water in a small pan.  Bring it to a boil over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, or until the fish tender.  Allow it cool to room temperature.

2. Pour the boiled anchovies and the liquid in the blender.  Add ginger, garlic cloves, and onion.  Processor until everything becomes puree.

3. In a large mixing bowl, add the Chinese chives.  Pour in the anchovies puree.  Add chilli flakes, salted shrimp, fish sauce and sugar.  Gently toss everything with hand until the Chinese chives are evenly coated.

4. Transfer the Chinese chives in an air-tight glass container.  Store it at room temperature for 2 days, and then store it in the fridge for another 2 days before serving it with steamed rice.

Making a quick Chinese Chives dish at a friend's house ｜快炒韭菜

Making a quick Chinese Chives dish at a friend's house

快炒韭菜

Ingredients:

2-3 handfuls Chinese Chives, rinsed

5-6 Garlic Cloves

2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Salt to taste

DIRECTION: