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Stir-fried barley with pork

Stir-fried barley with pork

8
Points®
Total Time
1 hr
Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
Barley is a great fibre booster. Enjoy it with our authentic Asian pork stir-fry filled shiitake mushrooms, fresh ginger, mirin sauce and gai lan.

Ingredients

Pearl barley

1¼ cup(s), (250g)

Olive oil

1 tbs

Pork leg steak, raw

400 g, (Buy 500g) fat trimmed, thinly sliced

Garlic

2 clove(s), crushed

Fresh ginger

2 tsp, finely grated

Shiitake mushrooms

100 g, sliced

Snow peas

200 g, halved

Chinese broccoli (gai lan)

1 bunch(es), sliced into 4cm lengths

Reduced salt soy sauce

1½ tbs

Mirin seasoning

1 tbs, Japanese rice wine

Sesame oil

1 tsp

Fresh coriander

⅓ cup(s), leaves

Instructions

  1. Cook the barley in a saucepan of boiling water for 30 minutes or until just tender. Drain. Refresh under cold running water. Drain well.
  2. Heat half the oil in a large wok over high heat. Stir-fry the pork, in 2 batches, for 2 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in the wok over high heat. Stir-fry the garlic and ginger for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the mushroom and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the snow peas and gai lan and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender.
  4. Return pork to the wok with the barley, soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with coriander to serve.

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