Chinese Salt & Pepper Pork
This recipe for Chinese Salt & Pepper Pork is a restaurant favorite, featuring crunchy fried pork chunks seasoned with salt, pepper and aromatics.
Servings 6
Calories 170kcal
Ingredients
Pork:
- 1 lb pork butt (豬肉) cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (醬油)
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper (胡椒粉)
- 1 large egg (蛋) beaten
- ½ C - ¾ C all-purpose flour (麵粉)
For frying:
- 4 C peanut oil (花生油)
Aromatics & seasonings:
- 2 tablespoon white onion (洋蔥) diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic (蒜) minced
- ¼ red bell pepper (紅甜椒) diced
- ¼ green bell pepper (青椒)
- ½ teaspoon sea salt (鹽)
- ½ teaspoon white pepper (胡椒粉)
Instructions
Prepare the pork:
- In a bowl, combine pork chunks with soy sauce and white pepper.
- Stir to combine and place into the fridge to marinate for at least 1 hour.
- Add 1 beaten egg to the pork and mix ½ C to ¾ C of all-purpose flour to coat the pork pieces.
Fry the pork:
- Heat up a wok or large pot with peanut oil over medium high heat.
- Once the oil temperature reaches 350°F/177°C, add in the pork pieces and fry in batches, until crispy and golden brown, about 6-7 minutes.
- Remove the fried pork and place onto a baking sheet lined with paper towel.
- Repeat with the remaining pork.
Fry the aromatics:
- Drain and remove excess oil from the wok, leaving approximately 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Heat the wok over medium heat and add in the onion.
- Sauté, stirring the mixture constantly, for about 1-2 minutes.
- Transfer the fried pork into the wok and add in the garlic, red and green bell peppers, chili (if using), salt and pepper and continue to toss to combine.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a serving dish.
- Serve immediately with steamed rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 427mg | Potassium: 311mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 214IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg