Stir-fried barley with pork
8
Points®
Total time: 1 hr • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 45 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
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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