Easy Cauliflower and Pork Jowls Stir-Fry 菜花炒豬頸肉

🧂 Ingredients

• 350 g Taiwanese cauliflower
• 350 g Pork

  sliced
• 5 cloves Garlic

  chopped
• 1 stalk Green onion
• 2 tbsp Abalone sauce

  or oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• ¼ tsp Sugar
• 1 ½ tsp Cornstarch
• ¾ tsp Salt
• ¼ tsp Garlic powder
• ½ c Water
• 1 ½ tsp Cornstarch

  for slurry
• 3 tbsp Water

  for slurry
• 2 tbsp Oil

Instructions

• 1 Slice pork jowls into slices. Note that pork jowls are quite thin and a little
  tough to slice, so you may want to slice at a diagonal against the grain and use
  a sharpened knife. Alternatively, Asian grocery stores may have pre-sliced ones
  usually for hot pots. I have also had the butcher slice for me.
• 2 Marinate the pork jowls with ¼ tsp sugar, ¼ garlic powder, ¾ tsp salt and 1 ½
  tsp cornstarch. Mix well and set aside
• 3 Cut the cauliflower to similar length as the pork jowls and separate the florets
  into bite size width
• 4 Chop 5 cloves of garlic and cut green onions to 5 cm or 2” segments
• 5 Heat wok to medium-high heat. Add 2 tbsp oil
• 6 Add pork jowls to the wok and arrange in single layer. Let it fry for 1 minute
  then flip over and fry for another minute. Remove from wok but leave the oil
• 7 Add cauliflower to the wok (add a bit more oil if there is no oil left in the
  wok). Stir-fry for 1 minute
• 8 Add chopped garlic. Adding garlic after the vegetables will prevent the garlic
  from burning
• 9 Add 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine. Stir-fry for 30 seconds
• 10 Add 2 tbsp abalone sauce and ½ c water
• 11 Cover wok with lid for 3-5 minutes or until cauliflower is at your desired
  texture
• 12 Prepare slurry with 1 ½ tsp cornstarch and 3 tbsp water. Mix well and set aside
• 13 Add the pork jowls back into the wok and stir-fry for 1 minute or until the pork
  jowls are fully cooked
• 14 Give the slurry a mix and pour it slowly into the wok. Stir until sauce has
  thickened
• 15 Reduce the heat while you taste test and make adjustments with salt and/or sugar
  I did not need to add anything extra
• 16 Add green onions. Mix well
• 17 Serve

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