Weekend Dinner for Two: Northeastern Stewed Pork, Cabbage, and Vermicelli – August 24, 2024

Today’s Menu

Pork Belly Stew with Vermicelli


Stir-fried Cabbage with Vinegar

Ingredients:

  • Pork Belly Stew with Vermicelli: Pork belly, vermicelli, Chinese cabbage
  • Stir-fried Cabbage with Vinegar: Chinese cabbage/Napa cabbage

Seasonings:

  • Pork Belly Stew with Vermicelli: Green onion, ginger, garlic, dried chili, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce
  • Stir-fried Cabbage with Vinegar: Minced garlic, small chili pepper, dried chili, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, aged vinegar

Steps:

Pork Belly Stew with Vermicelli

  1. Prepare the ingredients: soak the vermicelli in hot water to soften, cut the cabbage into pieces, and slice the pork belly.
  2. Boil the vermicelli for 5 minutes, then drain and mix with a spoonful of dark soy sauce.

3. Pan-fry the pork belly until it releases oil and changes color, then add half a spoonful of dark soy sauce and stir-fry until it’s evenly colored.

4. Add the green onion, ginger, and dried chili to stir-fry until fragrant, then add the cabbage and stir-fry until slightly cooked. Add the vermicelli.

5. Add 1 spoonful of light soy sauce, 1 spoonful of aged vinegar, 1 spoonful of oyster sauce, a pinch of salt, and a little sugar.

6. Pour in a bowl of water, bring it to a boil, cook for about 5 minutes, add the green onion segments, and reduce the sauce. Turn off the heat and serve.

    Stir-fried Cabbage with Vinegar

    1. Separate the cabbage stems and leaves, and cut them accordingly.
    2. Heat oil, add the dried chili pieces, small chili pepper pieces, and minced garlic, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the cabbage stems and stir-fry for 2 minutes, then add the cabbage leaves and stir-fry for another minute.

    3. Add 1 spoonful of light soy sauce and oyster sauce, stir-fry for a while, then add 1 spoonful of aged Shanxi vinegar and continue to stir-fry until the cabbage softens. Add salt to taste, and serve.

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