Stir-fried Pork with Fresh Coriander

Step 1

Place the pork, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, wine and cornstarch in a large mixing bowl. Use your clean hand to mix thoroughly. Let it sit for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, use a knife to separate the stems from the leaves of cilantro. Finely chopped the stems. Divide the leaves into half. Finely chopped half of them and reserve the rest for garnishing

Step 2

Preheat a large skillet/wok with cooking oil. When it's hot, add in the pork (in two batches) and use the spatula to separate the pork pieces. Press it against the wok/skillet. Cook until the pork is slightly brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes or so. Dish it out into a serving platter. In the same wok, add the garlic, Thai chili (if using), peppers and chopped cilantro stems and cook for about 1 minute, some might be slightly char, and that's fine. Add the pork back into the wok/skillet followed by the chopped cilantro leaves. Have a taste and season with more salt if needed. It should be savory and just slightly sweet. Garnish with the remaining cilantro leaves. Serve immediately with rice