Serves 4
Preparation time 30 minutes
Cooking time 25 minutes

• 15ml sunflower oil
• 4-6 pork chops, defrosted
• 10ml sesame oil (or sunflower oil)
• 1 small bunch spring onions, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2ml Chinese five-spice powder
• 2ml Sichuan peppercorns (optional)
• 125ml oyster sauce
• 30ml dry sherry
• 1 packet tenderstem broccoli, sliced
• 1 red or yellow pepper, seeded and sliced
• Chinese noodles, to serve
• toasted sesame seeds, to garnish

1 Heat the sunflower oil and fry the pork chops over a high heat until browned. Remove the chops from the pan and set aside.

2 Add the sesame oil to the pan and add the spring onions, garlic, five-spice powder and Sichuan pepper and stir-fry for a minute. Add the oyster sauce, sherry, broccoli, sweet pepper and 30 to 50ml water and stir-fry and simmer for five minutes, until the broccoli is tender. Add the pork chops to the pan and heat through. Serve on a bed of cooked noodles. To garnish, sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds.

Text and image: Ideas magazine