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Ginger and five-spice pork with cucumber salad

Name: Ginger and five-spice pork with cucumber salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (60ml) reduced-salt soy sauce; 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine (shaohsing)*; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 2 teaspoons grated ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder; 4 x 160g butterflied pork steaks, trimmed; 1 telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced; 100g snow pea sprouts, trimmed; Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

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Ginger and five-spice pork with cucumber salad

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by Nancy Duran

Recipe developer and food writer

Oct 03, 2015

Tender and tasty, this ginger & five-spice pork is sure to be an instant hit!

1/4 cup (60ml) reduced-salt soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine (shaohsing)*
1 tablespoon caster sugar
2 teaspoons grated ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder
4 x 160g butterflied pork steaks, trimmed
1 telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced
100g snow pea sprouts, trimmed
Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Method

1.

Combine soy sauce, wine, sugar, ginger and 1 teaspoon five-spice powder in a bowl. Add pork and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
2.

Meanwhile, combine the cucumber and sprouts in a bowl with lime juice and remaining five-spice powder.
3.

Heat oil in a large frypan over medium heat. When hot, cook pork about 2-3 minutes each side. Serve with cucumber salad and lime wedges. * From Asian food shops and selected supermarkets. Substitute dry sherry.