Stir-fried Pork with Yu Gan Fengshou Chili

Stir-fried Pork with Yu Gan Fengshou Chili

　　Features

　　Spicy on the lips but not in the heart, thin-skinned and thick-fleshed, delicious in taste, rich in hometown flavor, tender, fragrant, and refreshing

　　Ingredients

　　100g pork belly, 200g Yu Gan Fengshou chili; a small amount of fermented black beans, minced garlic, minced ginger, and cornstarch; 1 large spoon of dark soy sauce, a small amount of cooking wine, a small amount of salt and chicken essence each.

　　Cooking Method

　　1. Wash the Fengshou chilies and drain them, then cut them in half and remove the seeds;

　　2. Blanch the pork belly and slice it thinly, then thicken with cornstarch;

　　3. Heat a little oil in a wok until it reaches medium heat, then stir-fry the fermented black beans, minced ginger, and minced garlic until fragrant;

　　4. Add the sliced pork and stir-fry vigorously;

　　5. When the edges of the pork slices are slightly charred, add the cooking wine, then add the green chilies and stir well;

　　6. Add dark soy sauce, salt, and chicken essence in sequence, stir well, and serve.

　　Cultural Background

　　Yu Gan Fengshou Chili: Also locally known as Maple Tree Chili or Yu Gan Small Chili, it is a famous local specialty of Yu Gan County, Jiangxi Province. It earned the name “Maple Tree Chili” because the chilies produced in Fengshu Natural Village, Shuanggang Village, Hongjiazui Township, Yu Gan County, are of the highest quality and most renowned. The Maple Tree Chili has small fruits, with characteristics such as thick flesh, thin skin, tender texture, fragrant taste, moderate spiciness, and rich nutrition, leaving a slightly sweet aftertaste. The Fengshou-brand chili is the leading and distinctive industry of Fengshu Lijia Village, Hongjiazui Township, Yu Gan County, Jiangxi Province. Local farmer Li Weiliang invested 2 million yuan to establish the “Weiliang Fengshou Chili Industry Co., Ltd.”, cultivating over 2,000 acres of Fengshou chili, and also encouraged every household in the village to grow 1,500 acres of Fengshou chili. This has formed a production and operation model based on the company’s planting base, supplemented by scattered household cultivation, contract purchasing, brand-driven supply chains, and group-based product packaging.