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Green Beans with Minced Pork and Olive Vegetable, a Chinese cantonese dish

Green Beans with Pork and Olive Vegetable

榄菜肉末四季豆 · cantonese cuisine · Chaoshan and Cantonese home cooking

30 min total15 min cooking4 steps spice level 1/5savoryfermentedgarlicky

Chaoshan olive vegetable, a salty preserved mustard-green condiment, gives this minced pork and green bean stir-fry its deep fermented savor.

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Nutrition & allergens

No supported allergens detected from surveyed ingredients.

Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.

Per serving (2 servings)

Energy (kcal)
Unknown
Protein (g)
Unknown
Fat (g)
Unknown
Carbs (g)
Unknown
Sodium (mg)
Unknown

Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.

  • Green beans ingredient identification photo

    Green beans四季豆

    15.52 oz — trimmed and cut into small even pieces

  • Pork belly ingredient identification photo

    pork belly五花肉

    7.05 oz — skin removed and minced

  • Chinese olive vegetable ingredient identification photo

    Chinese olive vegetable橄榄菜

    1.41 oz

  • Garlic ingredient identification photo

    garlic大蒜

    0.71 oz — minced

  • Bird's eye chiles ingredient identification photo

    Bird's eye chiles小米辣

    0.71 oz — finely sliced

  • Neutral cooking oil ingredient identification photo

    Neutral oil油

    0.25 cup — divided

  • Light soy sauce ingredient identification photo

    light soy sauce生抽

    0.02 cup

  • Fine salt ingredient identification photo

    salt盐

    0.14 oz

  • Ground white pepper ingredient identification photo

    white pepper powder白胡椒粉

    0.07 oz

  • Granulated sugar ingredient identification photo

    sugar糖

    0.04 oz

Techniques you'll use

  • Stir-frying ↗

    Cook small pieces in stages, then bring them together while their textures are distinct.

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 17 min

    High heat

    Prepare the beans, garlic, chile, and pork. Heat 20 ml oil in the wok to coat it, pour out the hot oil, then add 10 ml fresh oil.

    ✅ Done when: The ingredients are evenly cut and the wok has a thin oil film.

    Watch out: If there is no safe container for hot oil, skip the coating step and use 10 ml oil directly.

  2. 2

    Step 24 min

    Low heatStir-frying ↗

    Add the pork and cook over low heat for about 2 minutes until its fat renders and the meat is browned. Add garlic, olive vegetable, and chile and fry until fragrant.

    ✅ Done when: The pork reaches 71°C and the aromatics smell fragrant.

    Watch out: Break up all pork clumps so they cook through.

  3. 3

    Step 36 min

    Medium heatStir-frying ↗

    Add the green beans and stir-fry over medium for at least 5 minutes, continuing until every piece is tender and no raw, squeaky texture remains.

    ✅ Done when: The beans are uniformly bright, tender, and fully cooked through.

    Watch out: Do not serve partially cooked green beans.

  4. 4

    Step 41 min

    High heatStir-frying ↗

    Drizzle in the soy sauce around the wok, add salt, white pepper, and sugar, toss evenly, and serve.

    ✅ Done when: The seasoning is evenly distributed and no liquid pools in the wok.

    Watch out: Taste before adding all the salt because olive vegetable is salty.