Skip to main content

Chinese Stir-Fried Pork Belly with Garlic Scapes (Wu Hua Rou Chao Suan Tai, )

🥢 Chinese Stir-Fried Pork Belly with Garlic Scapes (Wu Hua Rou Chao Suan Tai, )


This classic home-style dish from northern China combines rich and savory pork belly with the fresh, slightly spicy crunch of garlic scapes (garlic shoots). The balance of flavors makes it both hearty and refreshing, perfect with a bowl of steamed rice.

🛒 Ingredients

  • Pork belly: 250 g (about ½ lb), thinly sliced

  • Garlic scapes (garlic shoots): 200 g (about 7 oz), cut into 2-inch pieces

  • Light soy sauce: 1 tbsp

  • Dark soy sauce: ½ tbsp (for color)

  • Shaoxing wine (or cooking wine): 1 tbsp

  • Sugar: ½ tsp

  • Salt: to taste

  • Cooking oil: 2 tbsp

  • Fresh ginger: 2–3 slices

  • Dried chili peppers (optional): 2–3, cut into halves

  • Sichuan peppercorns (optional): ½ tsp, for aroma

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Step 1. Prepare the Ingredients

  1. Rinse the pork belly and slice it thinly (easier if slightly frozen).

  2. Wash garlic scapes and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) segments.

  3. Prepare ginger slices, and optional dried chili and peppercorns if you prefer a spicy version.

Step 2. Render the Pork Belly

  1. Heat a wok over medium heat (no oil needed at first if the pork belly is fatty).

  2. Add sliced pork belly and stir-fry slowly until the fat begins to render and the edges turn golden.

  3. Remove some excess oil if there is too much.

Step 3. Add Aromatics

  1. Push the pork belly to one side of the wok.

  2. Add 1–2 tbsp oil if needed, then toss in ginger slices, dried chili, and peppercorns.

  3. Stir-fry until fragrant.

Step 4. Stir-Fry the Garlic Scapes

  1. Add the garlic scapes into the wok.

  2. Stir-fry over medium-high heat for about 2–3 minutes until bright green and slightly tender.

Step 5. Season the Dish

  1. Add Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and sugar.

  2. Mix well so the flavors coat the pork belly and garlic scapes evenly.

  3. Adjust salt to taste and stir-fry for another 1–2 minutes.

Step 6. Serve

  1. Transfer everything to a serving plate.

  2. Serve hot with steamed rice for a satisfying and flavorful meal.

🍴 Tips

  • For a leaner version, you can replace pork belly with pork shoulder or loin, but pork belly gives the best flavor.

  • Don’t overcook the garlic scapes—they should stay crisp and vibrant green.

  • For extra aroma, a splash of oyster sauce can be added at the end.


Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

“China’s No.1 Hearty Dish: Hong Shao Rou (Braised Pork Belly)”

In China, one of the most common and beloved dishes on the family dining table is braised pork belly (hong shao rou). However, the preparation of this dish varies between the northern and southern regions of China. Today, we’re sharing the Southern-style method of making braised pork belly. Here’s what it looks like when it’s done: 🍲 Ingredients: Pork belly (three parts lean to three parts fat, preferably with skin) Light soy sauce – to taste Dark soy sauce – to taste Yellow or aged rock sugar – a small handful Huangjiu (Chinese cooking wine) – to taste Salt – to taste Chicken bouillon powder – to taste (optional) Beer – one can Spring onion segments, star anise (1 piece) – to taste Ginger slices, bay leaves (3–4 leaves) – to taste 👨‍🍳 Instructions: Blanch the pork: Cut pork belly into evenly sized small cubes. Blanch in boiling water for 10 minutes to remove impurities and some excess fat. Drain and set aside. Render and caramelize: ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Delicious Garlic Fried Spare Ribs

  Chinese Deep Fried Series  Garlic Fried Spare Ribs is a home-style dish made from pork spare ribs, marinated in garlic and deep-fried twice, featuring a crispy exterior and tender interior, with a strong garlic flavour. Time: about 20-25 minutes  Difficulty: zero cookery Ingredients ： Marinated Spare Ribs  Spare Ribs      400g  Soy Sauce      10g  Wine              10g  Pepper Salt    10g  Black Pepper  1g  Salt                 1g  Garlic Batter  Plain Flour (Medium Gluten)    50g  Eggs                      2  Garlic                    30g  Salt                       1g  Fresh Water          ...
Post a Comment
Read more

A particularly simple Chinese cold dish

Some people say that Chinese people are not of high quality, this I admit. But some people say that Chinese food is not good, this I disagree. Chinese people still have their own way of doing things when it comes to food. We can use very simple ingredients to make very tasty food. For example, you can make a simple but very tasty cold dish with spring onions and tofu. Ingredients for tofu with spring onions: Tofu 1 piece of small onion moderate amount Salt moderate amount Sesame sesame oil moderate amount (about 5g) Method: 1: Wash the tofu; small onions, wash and drain; 2: tofu into a bowl, crushed with a spoon, there are small cubes does not matter, eat better texture; 3: small onion minced, about 5 mm wide; 4: small onions into the tofu, according to taste sprinkle a little salt; 5: and then drizzle a little sesame sesame oil, sesame sesame sesame oil is the finishing touch to this dish, do not add on the bland and tasteless; mix well. Warm tips: this dish for the wine dishes. With ...
Post a Comment
Read more