Stir-Fried Five-Spice Pork with Lettuce Cups
Recipe from Food & Wine

Melissa Rubel Jacobson seasons chunks of tender, succulent pork shoulder with Chinese five-spice powder (a mixture of cinnamon, fennel seeds, cloves, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorns), which is a fast way to add Asian flavor.


Stir-Fried Five-Spice Pork with Lettuce Cups
James Baigrie

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Servings: 4
Prep Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  tablespoon
    peanut oil
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  • 1 1/2  pounds
    boneless pork shoulder, outer fat trimmed and pork cut into 1/2-inch dice
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  • small onion, cut into 1/3-inch dice
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  • carrot, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
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  • celery rib, thinly sliced on the bias
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  • 3/4  teaspoon
    Chinese five-spice powder
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  • 1/3  cup
    canned whole water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped
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  • 3  tablespoons
    chicken stock or low-sodium broth
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  • 2 1/2  tablespoons
    hoisin sauce
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  • basil leaves, torn into pieces
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  • scallions, white and green parts thinly sliced
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    Asian sesame oil
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    Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
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  •  
    Iceberg lettuce leaves, for serving
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Directions
1.
In a large skillet, heat the peanut oil until shimmering. Add the diced pork shoulder and stir-fry over high heat until browned and just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pork to a plate.
2.
Add the onion, carrot, and celery to the skillet and cook over moderate heat until tender, about 4 minutes, Add the five-spice powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the water chestnuts, stock and hoisin sauce, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Return the pork to the skillet and stir-fry until heated through and coated with the sauce, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil, scallions, and sesame oil; season with salt and pepper. Spoon the pork into bowls and serve with lettuce leaves for wrapping.

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