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French Beans with Minced Pork and Basil
(Serves 1)
NUTRIENT ANALYSIS
(per serving)
Energy: 285 kcal
Carbohydrate: 23 g
Protein: 21 g
Fat: 10 g
Cholesterol: 47 mg
Dietary fibre: 4.1 g
Sodium: 678 mg

INGREDIENTS: METHOD
• Lean pork, minced 2 taels (~80g)
• French beans 4 taels (~160g) 1. Mix minced pork with the
• Basil 5 leaves marinade and set aside for
• Garlic, minced 1 Tbsp about 30 minutes.
• Shaoxing wine 2 Tbsp 2. Rinse, trim, and section the
• Vegetable oil 1½ tsp French beans. Rinse and finely
shred the basil leaves and add
MARINADE (for pork): to the minced pork.
• Light soy sauce ½ tsp 3. Heat up ½ tsp oil in a non-stick
• Sugar ½ tsp pan and stir-fry the minced
• Cornstarch ½ tsp pork until golden. Set aside.
• White pepper a pinch
4. Prepare the thickener by mixing
THICKENER: the cornstarch and seasoning
• Light soy sauce 1 tsp with water.
• Sugar 1 tsp 5. Use the remaining oil to sauté
• Cornstarch 1 tsp the garlic and then stir-fry the
• Water 4 Tbsp French beans until they become
tender. Add the pork and pour
wine along the side of the pan.
Pour in the thickener and cook
until it comes to the boil and the
pork is thoroughly cooked.

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