Buta Yasai Itame (Japanese Vegetable Stir Fry with Pork)
https://sudachirecipes.comNiku no yasai itame is a delicious and fragrant Japanese stir fry dish made with thinly sliced meat and a variety of vegetables cooked in a savory, umami-rich sauce. It's quick to cook, nutritious and tastes so good!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 100 g thin sliced pork belly
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 15 g ginger root julienned
- 50 g carrot(s) peeled and julienned
- 50 g yellow onion(s) thinly sliced
- 50 g shimeji mushroom(s) or any sliced mushroom of your choice
- 100 g green cabbage roughly chopped
- 50 g bell pepper(s) thinly sliced
- 100 g beansprouts
- 30 g garlic chive(s) cut to 5cm in length
Sauce
- 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder
- 100 ml warm or hot water
- 2 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cold water to make slurry
- 1 tbsp potato starch or cornstarch, to make slurry
Garnish (optional)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
- 1 tsp chili threads
Instructions
- Heat a wok on medium and add 1 tsp cooking oil. Once hot, add 100 g thin sliced pork belly and sprinkle with 1 pinch salt and pepper. Add the sliced 2 cloves garlic and fry together until pork is sealed.
- Once the pork is sealed, add 15 g ginger root, 50 g carrot(s), 50 g yellow onion(s) and 50 g shimeji mushroom(s) and stir fry for a few minutes or until softened slightly.
- Next add 100 g green cabbage and 50 g bell pepper(s), stir fry for a minute or two.
- Add 100 g beansprouts and stir fry for another minute.
- Mix 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder and 100 ml warm or hot water, then pour in the chicken stock soup along with 2 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp salt and 2 tsp sugar.
- Add 30 g garlic chive(s) and mix.
- Make the slurry in a small bowl with 1 tbsp cold water and 1 tbsp potato starch. Pour it into the wok and mix well.
- Once the sauce is thickened, remove from the heat and dish up.
- Drizzle with 1 tsp sesame oil for finishing touch and garnish with 1 tbsp white sesame seeds or 1 tsp chili threads. (Optional.)
- Enjoy with rice or noodles!
