Garlic Scapes Stirfry
Ingredients
- 8 Garlic Scapes
- 200 grams Minced Pork
- ½ a Mild Red Chili Pepper (mild, used primarily for color)
Minced Pork Seasoning
- Few pinches of Salt
- Few pinces of Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon (!) Ginger Powder (Or use freshly grated ginger)
- 2 Tablespoons Mirin
Savory & Spicy Stirfry Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Doubanjiang
- 1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- ½ Tablespoon Soy Sauce
- ½ Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- ½ Tablespoon Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Honey (or use Oligodang Syrup)
- 2 Spicy Dried Red Chili Pepper (or use 1 pepper for less spice)
Garnish for better taste!
- ½ Tablespoon Sesame Oil (brings all the flavor together)
- Few sprinkles Cilantro (optional)
Instructions
Season Minced Pork
- Place 200 grams of minced pork onto a few paper towels. Grab a few more and pat-down the minced pork. This will remove the excess moisture and liquid in the meat. Then remove the paper towels.
- Season the minced pork with: Salt (few pinches), Black Pepper (few cracks), Ginger Powder or Freshly Grated Ginger (1 teaspoon!) and Mirin (2 Tablespoons).
- Use your hands and thoroughly mix the seasoning into the minced pork - then set it aside to marinate.
Prep Stirfry Ingredients
- Cut Garlic Scapes (8 stems) into small pieces (1~2cm).
- Next, cut ½ a mild red chili pepper into thin pieces. We're adding this MILD red chili pepper primarily for its color.
- Next, make the Stirfry Sauce: Mix Doubanjiang (1 Tablespoon), Oyster Sauce (1 Tablespoon), Soy Sauce (½ Tablespoon), Minced Garlic (½ Tablespoon), Sugar (½ Tablespoon), Honey or Oligodang Syrup (1 Tablespoon). Then use your fingers and and break-in 2 Dried Spicy Red Chili Peppers .(Note: You can remove the seeds from the dried chili peppers if you want to lessen the spice.)
Stir-Fry Everything
- Add some vegetable oil into your frying pan. Place on medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add in the minced pork. Then use a wooden spatula and break the minced pork into smaller pieces (you don't want it to clump together). Add in a drizzle of more oil as you stir-fry (if needed).
- Once the pink is gone from the meat, add in the garlic scapes and the mild red chili peppers. Stir-fry for a few minutes or until the garlic scapes start to sweat.
- Then add-in the Stir-Fry Sauce. Stir-fry everything together for a few minutes.
- Then turn off heat. Garnish the stir-fry with chopped cilantro and a drizzle of Sesame Oil (½ Tablespoon).
Plate & Garnish
- Scoop some rice onto a plate. Scoop-on the garlic scape stir-fry. Add more cilantro if you'd like! Bon Appetit ;-)