20-Minute Vietnamese Ground Pork Stir-fry Recipe With Green Beans by Chef Gigi

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a year ago

20-Minute Vietnamese Ground Pork Stir-fry Recipe With Green Beans

In this fast, piquant weeknight meal, ground pork and green beans are stir-fried with plenty of ginger, garlic, chiles and seasoned with soy sauce. A big splash of rice wine vinegar right at the end adds a hit of acidity, which balances the richness of the pork. 

Serve this pork stir-fry recipe over rice or rice noodles to help absorb all the salty, spicy sauce. Sometimes I purchase a few pints of already steamed rice from my favorite neighborhood Chinese food restaurant if I'm in a hurry to make dinner.

Cuisine: Vietnamese
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons neutral-tasting cooking oil, plus more if needed
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 8 ounces fresh green beans, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch lengths
  • 2 red chiles, seeded or not, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, lightly cracked with a mortar and pestle or with the side of a knife
  • 2 cups cilantro leaves and tender stems, chopped, plus more for serving
  • 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce, plus more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar or sugar substitute
  • sesame seeds, for garnish

Here's how to make it: 

  1. Heat a skillet or wok over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add the oil and let heat for another 30 seconds (it should be hot but not smoking). 
  2. Season the ground pork with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until browned and crispy, 6 to 9 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
  3. Return pan to heat and add more oil if it looks dry. Stir in green beans, cook until they are crisp, tender and bright green, 2 to 3 minutes. Do not over cook.
  4. Stir in chiles, ginger, garlic and coriander seeds. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Return pork to skillet, along with vinegar, soy sauce and sugar. Stir briefly to combine. Add chopped cilantro, taste and adjust salt.
  5. Pour into a serving platter. Sprinkle more vinegar and soy sauce on top to taste, then top with more chopped cilantro and dusting of sesame seeds. Serve with rice.

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Skillets $10 & Up
Woks $12 & Up
Coriander Seeds $4 & Up
Soy Sauce $3 & Up
Rice $2 & Up
Sesame Seeds $3 & Up

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Donna John
This looks absolutely delicious, Chef Gigi Gaggero, 30Seconds.com Resident Chef ! Cannot wait to try it.
Donna John
Chef Gigi Gaggero, 30Seconds.com Resident Chef , could you use ground coriander instead of the seeds?
Elisa Schmitz
This looks absolutely delicious, Chef Gigi Gaggero, 30Seconds.com Resident Chef . So easy to make, too. Love the idea of getting rice from a neighborhood restaurant - Dieter Schmitz and I did this a lot over the summer, when one of our kids was working at a local sushi place. So great to have it on hand, and so delish!
Chef Gigi
Whoa! I just love Sticky Rice! and Buying it instead of making it... shhhhhhh! Our Secret!

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