Ingredients:

  • 250g pork tenderloin
  • 50g black fungus
  • 1 celtuce
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 tablespoons fermented bean paste (doubanjiang)
  • 5 pickled peppers
  • 3 small chili peppers (millet peppers)
  • Chopped green onions
  • Minced ginger
  • Minced garlic
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Vinegar
  • Light soy sauce
  • Cooking wine
  • Starch
  • Cooking oil

Instructions:

  1. Slice the pork tenderloin into thin strips and place them in a bowl. Add a pinch of salt, some cooking wine, light soy sauce, and starch to marinate for about 15 minutes.
  2. Soak the black fungus in water until rehydrated then slice it into thin strips. Peel and julienne both the celtuce and carrot.
  3. To make the fish-flavored sauce: In a bowl combine 2 tablespoons of sugar with 2 tablespoons of vinegar along with a tablespoon each of light soy sauce and starch. Add some water to this mixture and stir well.
  4. Heat some cooking oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the marinated pork strips; stir-fry until they change color then remove from pan.
  5. In the same pan with some remaining oil add chopped green onions along with minced ginger & garlic plus both pickled & small chili peppers; sauté until fragrant.
  6. Stir in 2 tablespoons of fermented bean paste; cook until it releases its red oil.
  7. Add julienned carrots first; sauté briefly before adding sliced celtuce & black fungus; continue to sauté everything together.
  8. Return cooked pork strips to pan; mix everything thoroughly.
  9. Pour in pre-made fish-flavored sauce; cook on high heat till it thickens up then serve immediately.

Enjoy your dish!