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Pork Belly Cabbage Stir Fry (Easy 30-Minute Chinese Recipe)

Make this pork belly cabbage stir fry in just 30 minutes. Juicy pork belly, tender cabbage, and a savory Chinese-style sauce, perfect for an easy weeknight dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 people
Cost $5

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb Pork belly, sliced
  • 1/2 head medium Cabbage
  • 3 cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 2 stalks Green onions, chopped

Sauce

  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Cooking wine
  • 1 tbsp Douban jiang (chili bean paste)
  • 1 tbsp Soy bean paste
  • 1/3 cup Water

Instructions

  • Prep ingredients:
    Cut cabbage into bite-sized pieces and slice pork belly into small chunks. Chop garlic and green onions.
  • Cook the pork belly:
    Heat a pan over medium heat. Add pork belly and cook for about 3 minutes until lightly golden and the fat starts to render.
  • Add garlic:
    Add chopped garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
  • Add cabbage:
    Toss in the cabbage and cook on medium heat for 4–5 minutes until softened but still slightly crisp.
  • Make the sauce:
    In a small bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce, cooking wine, doubanjiang, and soybean paste.
  • Combine everything:
    Pour the sauce into the pan along with 1/3 cup water. Toss everything together for about 1 minute until the sauce thickens and coats the ingredients.
  • Finish and serve:
    Top with green onions and serve immediately over rice.