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Pork Liver and Spring Onion Stir Fry

If you’re on keto diet, know that this pork liver and spring onion stir fry is a keto dieter’s dream come true.

Chinese-style Pork Liver and Spring Onion Stir Fry

When buying pork liver, avoid ones with grayish spots. Also avoid liver with a surface that looks wrinkled. Liver with with gray spots and those that look wrinkled have likely no longer as fresh as they should be for culinary reasons as well as for health and and sanitation considerations.

Like most organ meats (a.k.a. offal), pork liver has a strong smell. But you can easily neutralize that by adding the correct spices in the marinade. Ginger is my number one choice. Lemongrass is a close second. You may use one or both.

Pork Liver and Spring Onion Stir Fry

Recipe by Connie Veneracion
To cook Chinese-style pork liver and spring onion stir fry, it is essential to slice the liver thinly and marinate for at least two hours prior to cooking.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Marinating time 2 hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 3 people
Chinese Pork Liver and Spring Onion Stir Fry
Print Recipe

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams pork liver
  • ½ teaspoon grated ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon grated garlic
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
  • 10 stalks spring onions scallions may be substituted, cut into two-inch lengths

Instructions
 

  • Rinse the liver and wipe dry with paper towels. Optionally, for easier slicing, freeze the pork liver for an hour or so or until partially firm.
  • Slice the liver into 1/4-inch slices.
  • In a mixing bowl, stir together the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, lime or lemon juice, oyster sauce, pepper and sugar.
  • Add the liver to the marinade and mix well.
  • Cover the bowl and marinate the liver slices in the fridge for at least two hours.
  • Drain the liver slices. Reserve the marinade.
  • Heat the cooking oil and sesame seed oil in a wok or frying pan. Swirl to coat as much of the cooking surface with oil.
  • When the oil starts to smoke, spread the liver slices on the cooking surface. Try to have all pieces in a single layer.
  • Cook without disturbing for about two minutes then flip them over. Cook for another minute.
  • Pour in the marinade and add half of the spring onions to the liver. Stir fry for a minute or just until the liver slices have soaked up the marinade.
  • Turn off the heat. Add the remaining spring onions and toss.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

Updated from a recipe originally published in 4/22/2018
Keyword Keto, Offal, Pork Liver
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