Chinese Pork Recipe

Low Carb Keto Unstuffed Chinese Spring Roll
Super Simple, Healthy & Yummy

This Chinese pork recipe is not only delicious, but also make you feel GOOD.

Who doesn’t like Chinese food, right?  But how do you feel after enjoying the food?  I bet you feel guilty because of the grease and carb intake.  I love Chinese food, too.  It is the food that I was raised with.  And I also share with you that same kind of guilt.

Total Time: 30 Minutes  Prep Time: 5-8 Minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 Minutes   Serving: 4-6

As you may have already known that I am on this low carb Keto diet since Sep 2018. I want to keep my carb intake at its minimal, especially during the week.   So, this Chinese pork recipe is a perfect fix when I crave for any Chinese food.

It was inspired by my traditional way of making Chinese spring rolls.  I typically wrapped the stuffing with spring roll wraps and deep fry them.  But this low carb Keto unstuffed Chinese spring roll not only skips all those wraps and deep-drying grease, but also replaces the traditional Chinese noodles with low carb Shirataki noodles.  Other than that, the rest of the ingredients and cooking method are the same.

CHEF NOTES

I use the traditional Shirataki which has a very similar texture to Chinese glass noodles (aka bean vermicelli).  To learn more about how to prepare Shirataki, click here.

Because of the moisture from the Shirataki, the sauce may be a bit watery.  Traditional Chinese food would add corn starch slurry to thicken the sauce.  However, we stick with low carb here in this dish.  The best option is to use a slotted spoon for transferring food to serving plate.

I can guarantee you that this Chinese pork recipe is so good that even your carb eaters will never get enough of it.  So, be prepared that you need to double the amount next time.

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Chinese Pork Recipe Ingredients and Directions

Ingredients

1.25-1.5 lb (567-680g) Ground Pork
1 small-medium Green Cabbage (cored and cut to thin stripes)
1 (12oz / 340g) Pre-Shredded Carrot
2 (10oz / 283g each) Shirataki (drained and rinsed)
1 tbsp Minced Garlic
1 tsp Ginger Powder
1 pinch Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
3 Scallion (chopped)
Sesame Seeds (optional)
3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (divided)
3 tsp Light Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
1 tsp Sesame Oil (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 medium sauce pan of water

Directions

1. Bring a medium sauce pan of water to boil; add rinsed Shirataki until water is rolling boil again
2. Drain Shirataki, use kitchen scissors cut the noodles roughly for easy stir-fry later
3. While waiting for the water to boil, preheat a big skillet or Dutch oven at high heat
4. Add 1 tbsp Evoo and ground pork; use spatula to break meat into bite size
5. Brown meat for about 5-8 minutes; stir occasionally in between 
6. Add about 1/4 of thinly sliced cabbage and stir; repeat this step until all cabbage is in the pot
7. Cook about 8 minutes and stir regularly 
8. Stir in garlic, ginger, crushed red pepper, light soy sauce, salt and pepper
   
9. Stir in shredded carrots and cook about 3-5 minutes 
10. Stir in Shirataki and dark Soy Sauce 
11. Salt and pepper to taste
12. Turn off heat, stir in sesame oil (optional)
13. Garnish with scallion and sesame seeds (both are optional) and enjoy

Chinese Pork Recipe Steps with Photos

Boil Shirataki

Drain noodles and roughly cut with kitchen scissors for easy stir-fry later

Brown ground pork

Use spatula to cut meat into bite size pieces

Core a small cabbage and cut into thin stripes

Divide cabbage into 4 batches to stir into the pot

Chop, drop and stir cabbage

Stir in shredded carrots

Stir in Shirataki noodles

Garnish with scallion and ENJOY!

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