Pork with shiitake mushrooms and vegetables in Chinese style

6 servings

30 minutes

Pork with shiitake mushrooms and vegetables in Chinese style is a dish inspired by Asian cuisine but adapted for European tastes. Tender pork infused with the aromas of soy sauce, ginger, and garlic pairs beautifully with the rich flavor of shiitake, crunchy carrots, and sweet peppers. Napa cabbage adds freshness and lightness while aromatic spices provide depth and character. The main feature of this dish is the sauce that brings all the ingredients together in a harmonious ensemble. Its thick, caramelized texture with subtle sweet-sour notes makes it perfect for serving with rice or noodles. This dish impresses with its brightness, rich flavor, and versatility – suitable for both a cozy family dinner and an exquisite festive feast.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 352.6
• Proteins: 21.9g
• Fats: 19g
• Carbohydrates: 24.1g

Ingredients

• Pork: 500 g
• Shiitake mushrooms: 300 g
• Carrot: 1 pc
• Sweet pepper: 1 pc
• Garlic: 3 clove
• Chinese cabbage: 0.5 pc
• Fresh ginger: 1 pc
• Chili pepper: 1 pc
• Vegetable oil: 50 ml
• Sesame oil: 1 tsp
• Rice vinegar: 2 tbsp
• Cane sugar: 2 tbsp
• Starch: 2 tsp
• Sesame seeds: 2 tbsp
• Soy sauce: 100 ml

Cooking steps

1. Cut the pork into thin strips (it's better to slightly freeze it for this) and marinate for 20 minutes in 2-3 tablespoons of soy sauce.

   Required ingredients:

   • Soy sauce: 100 ml
   • Pork: 500 g

2. Chop all vegetables before cooking: cut carrots and peppers into thin strips, grate ginger and garlic, and slice cabbage into 2 cm strips across the head.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carrot: 1 piece
   • Sweet pepper: 1 piece
   • Fresh ginger: 1 piece
   • Garlic: 3 cloves
   • Chinese cabbage: 0.5 piece

3. Slice the mushrooms into strips or halves if they are not large. Fresh shiitake is better, but frozen ones can also be used.

   Required ingredients:

   • Shiitake mushrooms: 300 g

4. Pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a heated wok, add chopped chili pepper, star anise, clove, and crushed cardamom, and fry for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 50 ml
   • Chili pepper: 1 piece

5. Next, put the pork in the wok and fry for 7 minutes on high heat, stirring constantly.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pork: 500 g

6. Add garlic and ginger, mix, add mushrooms, mix, add carrot and pepper, continue frying for another 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add cabbage and reduce the heat, but keep stirring.

   Required ingredients:

   • Garlic: 3 cloves
   • Fresh ginger: 1 piece
   • Shiitake mushrooms: 300 g
   • Carrot: 1 piece
   • Sweet pepper: 1 piece
   • Chinese cabbage: 0.5 piece

7. Prepare the sauce: in a small saucepan, pour in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 100 ml of soy sauce, add 2 teaspoons of vinegar and 2 teaspoons of sugar, place on heat and bring to a boil while stirring. Once boiling, pour in the starch dissolved in 100 grams of cold water, reduce the heat to minimum and cook for 4 minutes while constantly whisking.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 50 ml
   • Soy sauce: 100 ml
   • Rice vinegar: 2 tablespoons
   • Cane sugar: 2 tablespoons
   • Starch: 2 teaspoons

8. Pour the sauce into the wok, mix well, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and drizzle with sesame oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Soy sauce: 100 ml
   • Sesame seeds: 2 tablespoons
   • Sesame oil: 1 teaspoon