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Chayote with Pork
Chayote with Pork Recipe
This is an easy Chinese stir-fry which is great for busy days since there is vegetable and meat in one dish.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 thin slices of ginger stacked together and sliced thinly
- 100g pork fillet (preferably tenderloin cut) sliced to strips
- 1 whole chayote (佛手瓜/合掌瓜) peeled and sliced to thin strips
- 1 1/2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- fish sauce to taste
- salt to taste
- light soy sauce to taste
(A) Marinade
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- dash of white pepper powder
Directions:
- Marinade pork strips with (A) for at least 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in wok and stir fry garlic & ginger until fragrant.
- Add pork strips and stir fry until 80% cooked (not pink).
- Add sliced chayote along with Chinese wine, a tiny dash of fish sauce and a small pinch of salt.
- Stir fry for about 3 minutes, until the chayote is cooked but still crunchy. Season to taste (with light soy sauce, fish sauce and salt).
Noob Cook Tips
- The chayote is slightly slippery during peeling and slicing so do be careful.
- You may add sliced carrots and mushrooms for more variety and colour.
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This reminds me of the plant in the play “little house of horrors”. I hated chayote when I was a child and now when I find it in my market, I buy it. Like your version.
I have seen this in Tigerfish’s blog and now yours. I passed by Chayote in the supermarket often but didn’t pick it up. I guess next time I will surely buy one and try. :)
Yum! I discovered chayote in college and have liked it ever since.
LOL! I have always thought it’s a kind of guava.
I am so glad that you showed the picture of what is chayote! I wouldnt have a clue otherwise!
I like chayote and the stir-fry looks light yet very flavourful and tasty.
I have never seen this before, but looks good in stir-fry!
Made this tonight With 3 chayotes I harvested from my garden using ground pork and everyone loved it. The marinade is amazing.
Your chayote in the dish looks like Szechuan veg. ;P …I like chayote – I thought the texture more like crunchy pear. Love them in stir-fries and they are good in soups and stews too.
I simply love this healthy recipe. Simple & easy to cook. Thanks for the sharing.
Hi! I don’t eat pork so would chicken be a viable alternative?
yes you can substitute the pork with chicken.