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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Pork and tomatoes are two ingredients that are very familiar to homemakers. From these two ingredients, we can prepare a stir-fried dish that is delicious. Right now, let’s cook with TasteVN to discover the super simple way to make stir-fried minced pork with tomatoes.
Ingredients for Stir-fried Minced Pork with Tomatoes Serves 2
Minced pork 200 gr Tomatoes 3 fruits Spring onion 1 stalk Onion 1 bulb (red onion) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon MSG/ ground pepper a little
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose good and safe pork
- Good and safe pork will have a bright color, the meat will be light pink or light red, and the fat will be translucent white with a slight ivory hue.
- You should choose pieces of meat that are dry on the surface, the skin should be soft, with a distinct texture of meat and fat, but must be tightly attached to each other, especially it must have the characteristic smell of pork.
- When buying, you can press the meat with your hand to check. If you withdraw your hand and the meat returns to its original shape without any indentation, then it is fresh and delicious meat.
- Absolutely do not buy if the meat shows the following signs: There are bruises, pale or too dark colors, shiny surface, feels a bit slimy to the touch, and has a rancid smell.
- You should buy from reputable places to ensure the origin and quality of the meat.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- About color: Fresh and delicious tomatoes will have a bright red outer skin, even color, intact skin, without scratches, looking plump, with red flesh and yellow seeds.
- About the stem: When buying, you should choose fruits that still have the stem intact, especially the stem must be fresh and firmly attached to the fruit. Avoid buying fruits where the stem has wilted or is even missing.
- About aroma: Good tomatoes must be naturally ripe fruits. Accordingly, naturally ripe fruits will have a gentle aroma, which can be easily detected when smelling.
How to prepare Stir-fried Minced Pork with Tomato
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Prepare the ingredients
Pork can be bought as pre-ground meat in supermarkets or you can buy the meat and grind it yourself using a meat grinder.
After buying tomatoes, wash them well, then use a knife to cut them in half and slice them thinly. If you are preparing this for a household with children, you should dice them to make it easier for kids to eat.
For shallots (red onions), peel them cleanly, wash them well, and slice thinly. For green onions, remove the roots and wilted leaves, wash them well, and chop them finely.
How to clean pork properly, without odor- Remove the odor by blanching in boiling water: After cleaning, put the pork and water into a pot so that the water just covers the meat. Then, boil for about 2 – 3 minutes, then take the meat out and rinse it with water.
- Remove the odor by soaking in salt water: You just need to soak the cleaned meat in diluted salt water for about 10 – 15 minutes, then rinse it with water. In the salt water, you can add a few slices of smashed ginger and a few drops of white wine.
- Remove the odor using shallots, ginger, lemongrass, white wine, vinegar: Just add one of these ingredients to boiling water, then blanch the meat in this water for about 2 – 3 minutes.
See details: How to clean pork properly, without odor
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Marinate and stir-fry minced meat
You place a non-stick pan on the gas stove, then add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add thinly sliced shallots (red onions) and sauté until fragrant.
After the shallots are cooked and fragrant, add the minced meat to the pan, stirring well to prevent the meat from clumping. At this point, season the pan with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and stir well.
When the meat starts to firm up and releases fat, scoop the meat out onto a plate, leaving the fat in the pan.
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Stir-fried minced meat with tomatoes
You add all the prepared tomatoes into the pan where you just stir-fried the meat, stir well until the tomatoes are softened, then pour in the stir-fried minced meat and mix well.
Next, you season with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce in the pan, continue to stir and cook for about 5 more minutes.
After 5 minutes, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then add 1/2 of the chopped green onions into the pan, and turn off the heat. Before serving the dish, remember to stir it once more.
Finally, sprinkle the remaining green onions and a little ground pepper for decoration.
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Final product
The dish of stir-fried minced meat with tomatoes has an attractive color, with fragrant, tender, and fatty meat mixed with a hint of sourness that will surely delight the whole family. Eating it with hot rice is just wonderful, isn’t it?
Above is the way to make minced meat stir-fried with tomatoes both simple and delicious at home. Be sure to save this recipe to make your family meals more appealing. TasteVN wishes you success in making this dish!
