Spicy Korean pork stir-fry

Ingredients

For 4 servings.

1 cup = 240 ml; 1 tablespoon = 15 ml; 1 teaspoon = 5 ml. Use metric quantities where stated. Times and servings are indicative.

• 450 g pork belly in 3 mm slices
• 1/4 cup gochujang
• 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp gochugaru
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 5 minced garlic cloves and 1 tsp ginger
• 1 sliced medium onion and 4 spring onions
• 1 tsp sesame seeds

Step-by-step method

1. Slice meat thinly into similar-sized pieces and prepare onion and spring onions.
2. Mix gochujang, soy, sugar, gochugaru, pepper and sesame oil.
3. Heat a heavy pan over medium-high heat and add pork and sauce; stir to separate the pieces.
4. Add garlic, ginger, onion and spring onions. Cook, stirring, for about 12–15 minutes.
5. When pork is cooked and its edges have browned, scatter with sesame and serve with rice and lettuce leaves.