My culinary journey began many years ago when my daughter grew up and could eat solid food... I started from scratch, beginning with simple dishes, and stir-fried carrots with meat was one of my more mature attempts. Children need extra nutrition, and carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the body. They also contain abundant vitamin C, dietary fiber, and trace elements such as potassium and folic acid. Stir-frying them with meat helps with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. My daughter loves the soft, slightly sweet carrot slices. When she was little, she often asked me to make this dish for her. Now that she's grown up, I still make it occasionally when she comes home. "I love Mom's stir-fried carrots with meat," she always says when she eats it. Today, I took some pictures to record this taste of my mother's cooking. 😄
Materials
Here's a super simple yet delicious recipe for stir-fried carrots and pork!
Peel and thinly slice the carrots. They must be thin to taste good. If you cut them into thick slices, then cut them into shreds for the same effect. Slice the pork tenderloin thinly, marinate with a little soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and cornstarch, then add a little oil to lock in the moisture. I used green bell peppers for color and they are not spicy at all. If you like spicy food, use chili peppers. Slice the garlic and shred the ginger.
Heat the oil in a wok until it's slightly warm.
Stir-fried meat changes color
Serve the meat out
I usually wash the pan before heating the oil, but today I used a little too much oil while stir-frying meat and the pan was still pretty clean, so I didn't need to wash it. 😂
Heat the oil again; I like to use a little more oil when stir-frying the carrots.
Sauté garlic slices and ginger shreds until fragrant. If you have scallion whites, you can add them in as well.
Stir-fry the carrots in the pan
Add a spoonful of light soy sauce and continue stir-frying. Reduce the heat appropriately. If it seems a bit dry, add a little hot water, cover, and simmer for a while.
I didn't cover the pot today, just stir-fried it over medium heat. Once the carrots softened, I added green peppers. If it were winter and garlic sprouts were in season, adding garlic sprout segments at this time would also make it very flavorful.
Stir well
Add the sliced meat from the previous step and a little salt.
Mix well and remove from heat.
Huh? It seems all the meat is buried at the bottom. Anyway, let's eat! (^_^)v
Here are some simple yet delicious tips for making stir-fried carrots and pork.
1. This dish shouldn't be too salty; a slightly sweet flavor (due to the natural sweetness of the carrots) tastes better. 2. If you've added enough soy sauce earlier, you don't need to add salt later. Adjust the saltiness to your liking.
