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Chinese Barbecue Pork & Snow Pea Salad
Serves 4
   400g Chinese barbecue pork, thinly sliced (available for Chinese restaurants)
   100g snow peas, trimmed, blanched
   2 cups pea shoots
   150g snow pea sprouts, ends trimmed
   3 spring onions, sliced on an angle
   1 small red capsicum, cut into matchsticks
   2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Dressing:
   3 tsp rice vinegar
   1 small red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
   ¼ cup (60ml) light soy sauce
   2 cm piece ginger, cut into matchsticks
   ½ tsp sesame oil
   1 star anise
   2 tsp fresh lime juice

For the dressing, place the vinegar, chilli, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, star anise and lime juice in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring for 2 minutes until warmed through.  Set aside to cool.
   Combine the pork, snow peas, pea shoots, snow pea sprouts, onion and capsicum in a bowl. Toss with the dressing and transfer to a serving platter. Scatter with the sesame seeds.

From: ABC Delicious Quick Smart Cook. By Valli Little. Published by HarperCollins, rrp $39.
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