Ground Pork Stir Fry is so easy to make and SO delicious - like a burst of flavor in your mouth! And you can serve it with rice OR noodles!

We do stir fry ground pork with lots of different things, but this was inspired by the fact that I had too much wonton fillings after wrapping up a batch of wontons the other day.

I do not like wasting food. I try to reuse everything I can. So of course I was going to reuse the fillings!

But you do not need to use wonton fillings for this, you can just use ground pork! This recipe is written on how to just use ground pork, but if you use wonton fillings, you do not need to marinade the ground pork.

Chili Bean Paste / Doubanjiang

The chili sauce/paste I often use is called Chili Bean Sauce aka Doubanjiang. This is what we usually use – and I highly recommend.

Chilli Bean Paste aka Doubanjiang 豆瓣酱, is a chunky sauce you can buy at the store that is spicy and savory. It’s traditionally made from fermented broad beans, chili peppers, soybeans, salt and flour. There are also different ones you can find, for example some will add spicy chili oil in it already.

Chili Bean Paste is often used in Sichuan food (ex: mapo tofu), which might explain why I love it because I love Sichuan food (and my grandma was from there!). I use it in my Szechuan Chicken, and Eggplants in Garlic Sauce, for example!

Note - Also if you are NOT about the spice, there is Doubanjiang that is NOT spicy also.

Ground Pork Stir Fry Recipe

First gather your ingredients:

1 lb ground pork
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon cooking oil of choice
2 tablespoon Chili Bean Paste (may use more/less depending on how spicy you like it and what kind you're using)
1 cup bell peppers, cut in to bite size
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt, to taste
3 green onions, chopped (optional)

In mixing bowl, mix well ground pork, cornstarch, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Allow this to marinade for about 15 minutes.

Heat cooking oil on high heat in a wok or cooking pan. Add garlic and ground pork and stir-fry for about 3 minutes or until lightly browned.

Add the chili sauce/paste, peppers, sugar, salt and stir fry together for about 3 minutes or until pork is cooked thoroughly.

Sprinkle with green onions (optional) and stir to mix well.

Remove from heat and serve hot with rice or noodles!

I served it with rice here with some Stir Fry Napa Cabbage and Egg Drop Soup!

Yield: 4 servings

Ground Pork Stir Fry

Name: Ground Pork Stir Fry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb ground pork; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon cooking oil of choice; 2 tablespoon chili bean paste; 1 teaspoon sugar; Salt, to taste; 3 green onions, chopped (optional)

Ground Pork Stir Fry is so easy to make and SO delicious – like a burst of flavor in your mouth! And you can serve it with rice OR noodles!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb ground pork
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon cooking oil of choice
2 tablespoon chili bean paste
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt, to taste
3 green onions, chopped (optional)

Instructions

In mixing bowl, mix well ground pork, cornstarch, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Allow this to marinade for about 15 minutes.
Heat cooking oil on high heat in a wok or cooking pan. Add garlic and ground pork and stir-fry for about 3 minutes or until lightly browned.
Add the chili sauce/paste, peppers, sugar, salt and stir fry together for about 3 minutes or until pork is cooked thoroughly.
Sprinkle with green onions (optional) and stir to mix well.
Remove from heat and serve hot with rice or noodles!

Notes

If you're using wonton or dumplings fillings you have leftover, you can skip the marinade step.
If you do not like spicy you can use non spicy chili bean paste
You can try using Gochujang instead of chili bean paste as well!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 438Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 622mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 30g

The nutrition information for this recipe is an approximate total per serving. Please double check the nutrition information for your exact ingredients and brands for more precise nutrition information. Keep in mind that if there is a marinade, often times not all the ingredients will be consumed.