Pork Stir Fry with Green Beans
Recipe from Nagi & Dozer - RecipeTin Eats · original post · full recipe on recipetineats.com
A simplified version of the popular Szechuan dish Stir Fried Green Beans with Minced Pork. Same flavour punch but made with everyday ingredients. Has intense flavour so you won't miss the sauciness of usual stir fries. Mix it up with rice then eaten with a spoon - forget chopsticks! Don’t skip charring the beans, it's the defining feature of this stir frySpiciness: Mild. Similar - try the Japanese version of this dish, on RecipeTin Japan!
Serves 2 15 min 15g protein
Dairy freePork
Ingredients
- green beans300 g
- pork mince220 g
- small onion — finely chopped0.5 ea
- garlic cloves — finely chopped2 ea
- fresh ginger — finely chopped10 g
- peanut oil — 2 ½ tbsp50 ml
- dark soy sauce — 1 tbsp20 ml
- Shaoxing wine1 tbsp
- white sugar — 1 tsp4.3 g
- chilli garlic sauce1.5 tsp
- red chilli — sliced1 ea
Method
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Prawn Stir Fry with Green Beans
- 300 g Raw peeled prawns instead of pork mince
Chop the prawns roughly and stir-fry them for 1 to 2 minutes until just pink before adding the sauce, then finish as written.
Vegetarian
Tofu Stir Fry with Green Beans
- 220 g Firm tofu instead of pork mince
Press the tofu, crumble it and fry over high heat for 4 to 5 minutes until golden before adding the sauce, instead of the 2 minutes for pork.
Vegan
Tofu Stir Fry with Green Beans
- 220 g Firm tofu instead of pork mince
Press the tofu, crumble it and fry over high heat for 4 to 5 minutes until golden before adding the sauce, instead of the 2 minutes for pork.
Gluten-free
- 20 ml Tamari instead of dark soy sauce
- 15 ml Dry sherry instead of Shaoxing wine
Nothing changes in the cooking.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Missing items
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Sainsbury's· £6.23 of food
£12.71
51% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- peanut oil
- Shaoxing wine
MorrisonsBest choice· £3.15 of food
£9.14
66% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- peanut oil
- Shaoxing wine
- chilli garlic sauce
Tesco· £2.24 of food
£7.09
68% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- garlic cloves
- peanut oil
- Shaoxing wine
- chilli garlic sauce
Asda· £2.92 of food
£6.96
58% spare
No price at Asda for:
- garlic cloves
- peanut oil
- Shaoxing wine
- chilli garlic sauce
Aldi UK· £3.31 of food
£7.68
57% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- garlic cloves
- peanut oil
- Shaoxing wine
- chilli garlic sauce
£3.12a serve
from £3.12 a serve at Sainsbury's · 9 of 11 ingredients priced
About £6.23 of ingredients used for 2 serves.
£8.69 across 5 shops · 9 of 11 items priced · £0.41 more for bigger packs, 52% spare for later
Sainsbury's£6.23
missing 2 items
you'll pay £12.71 · 51% of it spare
MorrisonsBest choice£3.15
missing 3 items
you'll pay £9.14 · 66% of it spare
Tesco£2.24
missing 4 items
you'll pay £7.09 · 68% of it spare
Asda£2.92
missing 4 items
you'll pay £6.96 · 58% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.31
missing 4 items
you'll pay £7.68 · 57% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£3.77
green beans
£1.19/kg
need 300 gSainsbury's Whole Green Beans 900 g£1.07closest match
Sainsbury's£1.19/kg£1.07·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£1.19/kg£1.07·Aldi UK£3.86/kg£0.85·Asda£3.88/kg£0.93·
OcadoN/A
small onion
£0.32/ea
need 0.5 itemsSainsbury's Brown Onions x3 3 pack£0.95closest match
Sainsbury's£0.32/ea£0.95·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda£0.32/ea£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Tesco£0.33/ea£1.00·OcadoN/A
chilli garlic sauce
£9.21/kg
need 1.5 tspLee Kum Kee Chilli Garlic Sauce 190g£1.75
Sainsbury's£9.21/kg£1.75·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.06
dark soy sauce
£3.67/L
need 20 mlTesco Dark Soy Sauce 150 ml£0.55closest match
Tesco£3.67/L£0.55·Aldi UK£0.55·Asda£3.80/L£0.57·Morrisons£0.90·Sainsbury's£13.33/L£2.00·OcadoN/A
red chilli
£8.50/kg
need 1 itemTesco Standard£0.51 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Tesco£8.50/kg£0.51·Asda£8.83/kg£0.53·Aldi UK£0.55·Sainsbury's£8.46/kg£0.55·Morrisons£0.59·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£2.94
pork mince
£3.70/kg
need 220 gAshfields British Pork Mince 12% Fat 500 g£1.85closest matchreal special
Aldi UK£3.70/kg£1.85·Asda£4.22/kg£2.11·Morrisons£2.39·Tesco£4.80/kg£2.40·Sainsbury's£4.98/kg£2.49·OcadoN/A
white sugar
£1.09/kg
need 4.3 gThe Pantry Granulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09closest match
Aldi UK£1.09/kg£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.50/kg£0.75·Asda£1.78/kg£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£2.00/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.05
fresh ginger
£5.00/kg
need 10 gAsda Standard 10 g£0.05
Asda£5.00/kg£0.05·Tesco£5.60/kg£0.56·Aldi UK£7.92/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.55·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£0.87
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 2 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Only a different brand found
peanut oil
£2.79/kg
need 50 mlTesco Standard£0.95substitutedat Tesco 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Tesco£2.79/kg£0.95·Asda£5.29/kg£1.80·Sainsbury's£11.67/kg£3.50·Aldi UKN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
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- Shaoxing wine · 1 tbsp