This stir-fried pork with peppers is a fantastic Thai-influenced recipe that combines pork with crunchy sweet peppers. It is a truly delicious marriage that has wonderful texture. Pork fillet is very lean, but you could also use pork shoulder or tenderloin instead. This recipe also works well with chicken or beef, or simply use lots of vegetables if you want. This dish will go very well with noodles, pasta or just plain rice.
You should always make sure to get Bord Bia Quality Assured pork. Our farmers are producing excellent pork. During one of my Food Trails programmes for RTÉ I visited Truly Irish Country Foods, a fantastic company formed by Irish pig producers across the country.
If using a wok, this stir-fried noodles dish takes just a few minutes to cook. Do make sure to cut every ingredient into uniform sizes. You will get waterchestnuts in most supermarkets. They have very little flavour but they give that great crunchy texture. If you cannot get them you could use bean sprouts instead. Again, this dish is lovely served with rice or noodles, or as a side accompaniment to some grilled fish or chicken.
Happy cooking,
Neven
Fragrant stir-fried pork with peppers
Serves four
450g (1lb) pork fillet, well trimmed
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2½ tbsp dry sherry
4 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp cornflour
3 tbsp rapeseed oil
Three lemon grass stalks, peeled and cut into 5cm (2in) pieces
2 tsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
100g (4oz) shallots, thinly sliced
Three garlic cloves, thinly sliced
One small red pepper, seeded and cut into 2.5cm (1in) pieces
One small yellow pepper, seeded and cut into 2.5cm (1in) pieces
½ tsp salt
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
1½ tsp sugar
Stir-Fried Noodles with Oriental Vegetables
Serves four
175g (6oz) medium egg noodles
4 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
Six scallions, finely chopped
One small red pepper, seeded and cut into strips
One small yellow pepper, seeded and cut into strips
225g (8oz) mangetout, trimmed
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp salt
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp sugar
225g (8oz) can water chestnuts, rinsed and thinly sliced