Farmhouse Fragrant Bowl (Hunan Pork, Egg and Pepper Stir-Fry)

Ingredients

• Pork (pork belly recommended)
• Green peppers
• Garlic slices
• Doubanjiang (chili bean paste)
• Soy sauce
• Bird's eye chili
• White sugar
• Ginger slices

Steps

1. Prep: slice the pork, ideally keeping the fat and lean parts separate. Cut the green peppers and bird's eye chilies into pieces, crush the garlic slices into mince with the back of a knife, and julienne the ginger. Crack the eggs into a small bowl and beat with chopsticks.
2. With everything prepped, start cooking. Pour oil into the wok over low heat; when hot, pour in the beaten egg and scramble until just set, then return it to the small bowl.
3. Add a little more oil to the wok over low heat; when hot, add the fatty pork to render out the lard.
4. When the fat turns golden, raise the heat to medium and add the lean pork to stir-fry.
5. When all the lean meat has changed color, add the ginger, garlic and doubanjiang and stir-fry evenly to color the pork.
6. Add the green and red peppers and the scrambled egg, then the soy sauce and sugar, and keep stir-frying until the peppers are just cooked, keeping them crisp.
7. Plate and serve!