Steamed Pork With Mustard Greens
An easy pork built around pork tenderloin, mustard greens and black bean and garlic sauce β roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for saucepan and steamer. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Trim the pork tenderloin and slice it thinly against the grain into bite-sized pieces, then mince the ginger.
- In a heatproof bowl, toss the pork with the black bean and garlic sauce, light soy sauce, rice wine or water, sugar, cornstarch, ginger and vegetable oil until evenly coated, and let it marinate for 15 minutes.
- Wash the mustard greens well, trim the tough ends, and cut them into bite-sized lengths, then arrange them in the bottom of a heatproof dish that fits your steamer.
- Spread the marinated pork evenly over the greens and pour the 2 tablespoons of water around the edge of the dish.
- Set up a steamer with simmering water and place the dish inside, then cover and steam over medium-high heat for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Check that the pork is cooked through with no pink remaining and reaches at least 63 C (145 F), steaming a few minutes longer if needed.
- Carefully remove the hot dish, give everything a gentle stir to coat the greens in the sauce, and serve immediately with steamed rice.
You'll use: Saucepan Β· Steamer
Ingredient substitutions
- Soy Sauce
- tamari (gluten-free) Β· coconut aminos
- Cornstarch
- 2 tbsp flour per 1 tbsp cornstarch (as thickener)
Tips & common questions
How long does Steamed Pork With Mustard Greens take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of soy sauce?
Try tamari (gluten-free). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
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Steamed Pork With Mustard Greens is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Sichuan-style Steamed Sliced Pork on Rice - Charming Spice (3951774447).jpg by Alpha from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.