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Chinjao Rosu (Japanese Style Pork and Pepper Stir Fry)

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Chinjao Rosu is a delicious Japanese stir fry dish inspired by Chinese "pepper steak." Made with thin shreds of beef or pork fried with vibrant bell peppers and seasoned with soy sauce and oyster sauce, this quick and easy recipe is flavorful and can be ready in less than 30 minutes!

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Fusion, Japanese
Servings 2 servings
Calories 566
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese, Fusion, Japanese
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 566

Ingredients 
 

Chinjao Rosu

  • 250 g boneless pork chop(s)
  • 150 g boiled bamboo shoots Julienne, 5mm thick
  • 150 g bell pepper(s) Julienne, 5mm thick
  • 15 g ginger root
  • 2 cloves garlic Thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil for frying

Marinade for velveting

  • 1 medium egg(s)
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch or potato starch
  • 2 tsp sake
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 tbsp water
  • slurry 1 tsp water + a pinch of corn starch / potato starch

Instructions 

  • First, pound 250 g boneless pork chop(s) until it's about 1cm (a bit less than 1/2 inch) thick and cut into thin strips. 
    pork chops cut into strips on wooden chopping board
  • Take a medium sized bowl and whisk 1 medium egg(s) until the whites and yolk are combined. Add the pork, 2 tsp sake, 2 pinches salt 1 pinch ground black pepper and 1 tsp soy sauce to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
    coating pork in egg, sake, salt and soy sauce
  • Sprinkle the 2 tbsp cornstarch into the bowl and mix, then the 1 tsp sesame oil. Mix once more and set aside until it's time to cook.
    Mixing the pork, egg and seasonings
  • To make the sauce, take a small bowl and add 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tsp sugar, 2 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder and slurry. Mix until the sugar has dissolved and set next to the stove.
    chinajo rosu sauce in a small glass bowl
  • Heat up a large pan/wok on medium high, add half of the sesame oil and the contents of the bowl of pork (including the egg). Fry until the pork is cooked through.
    Once cooked, transfer the pork to a clean plate and set aside for later.
    frying pork for chinjao rosu in a wok
  • Using the same pan, add the other half of the sesame oil and 150 g boiled bamboo shoots. Stir fry for a few minutes.
    frying bamboo shoots in wok for chinjao rosu
  • Next, add the 150 g bell pepper(s), 15 g ginger root and 2 cloves garlic to the pan and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
    frying red and green bell peppers in wok for chinjao rosu
  • Add the pork back in and mix well. 
    adding pork back to wok for chinjao rosu
  • Turn off the heat, give the sauce another mix and then pour it into the pan.
    adding chinajo rosu sauce to wok
  • Mix well and allow the sauce to heat up and thicken slightly using the residual heat.
    adding chinajo rosu sauce to wok
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 566kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.2g | Protein: 31.3g | Fat: 39.3g | Saturated Fat: 13.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.6g | Cholesterol: 172.5mg | Sodium: 2295.5mg | Fiber: 2.7g