Recipes Pork And Ground Beef

Here’s a super fast porkstir fry made with ground porkinfused with flavours from the streets of Vietnam. With just a handful of ingredients you probably already have, it’s sweet, salty, beautifully caramelised and absolutely irresistible. It’s the quick and easy version of Vietnamese Caramel Pork, a famous Vietnamese food speciality!

It’s also just about the least sexy protein I know. Don’t you think? A dry aged piece of New York strip is sexy. Quail is gourmet. Oysters are….well, we’ve all heard that oysters are an aphrodisiac, right? 😉

Mince is…well, it just isn’t fancy. And yet, it makes it into my shopping trolley every single week because it’s such good value and so versatile.Sure, there are the usual suspects you can make with mince. Bolognese, meatballs, burgers, Meatloaf, Shepherds Pie – to name a few of the more common ones.

Recipes With Ground Pork

The crazy thing about this pork mince recipe is that the ingredients list is so short. Chili, garlic, ginger, sugar and fish sauce. That’s it. Seriously!

The secret to this ground pork is the caramelisation. It is rare to see recipes made with ground meat that are cooked this way so the meat is caramelised.

In this recipe that takes it from a rather unappetising pale brown-grey colour to a golden brown pile of deliciousness that you will want to eat with a spoon straight out of the skillet. (Go on – you deserve it – cook’s privileges!)

Pork And Beef Mince 1kg

Is optional – it’s not a pantry staple and also it’s not an ingredient in traditional Vietnamese Caramel Pork. But lemongrass flavour is certainly at home in this dish!

This pork mince stir fry comes together as quickly as any stir fry. Once you start cooking, you’ll be done in 6 minutes flat.

I am not 1000% sure that this is strictly authentic Vietnamese but the combination of ingredients I use most certainly are and it is my replica of dishes I have tried at Vietnamese restaurants here in Australia.It is an adaptation of the marinade I use in my Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Bowland essentially the quick version of Vietnamese Caramel Pork, a famous Vietnamese food speciality.

Ground Pork Stir Fry (easy 15 Minute Recipe)

Serve this pork stir fry over rice and eat it with a spoon! This pork mince recipe doesn’t have a sauce, but you don’t need it because the flavour is intensified and the pork mince mixes all through the rice which flavour it.

This recipe features in my debut cookbook Dinner. The book is mostly new recipes, but this is a reader favourite included by popular demand!

Recipe video above. An exciting way to use ground meat (mince) to make a quick stir fry that taste unbelievable! This is great made with chicken, turkey or pork. It also works with beef though it is better made with white meats. Serve it over rice or vermicelli noodles to make rice bowls with shredded lettuce, carrots and cucumbers on the side (very classic Vietnamese meal!).

Italian Style Beef & Pork Meatballs

**NOTE: If you reduce sugar then the pork will not caramelise as well and it will take longer to get colour on it!**

1. Birds eye chilis are small red chilis that are usually around 3 to 4cm (1.5 – 2″) long. They are very spicy! You can substitute with any chili you want, or even exclude it if you are making this for kids. Just adjust to your taste.

3. Lemongrass is a lovely and very traditional Vietnamese herb used in dishes like this. 1 stalk, white part only, very VERY finely chopped. Add it into the skillet with the garlic.

Spicy Ground Pork Stir Fry Recipe (with Zucchini)

Serving: 153 g Calories: 341 cal (17%) Carbohydrates: 17 g (6%) Protein: 22 g (44%) Fat: 13 g (20%) Saturated Fat: 3 g (19%) Cholesterol: 110 mg (37%) Sodium: 782 mg (34%) Potassium: 425 mg (12%) Fiber: 1 g (4%) Sugar: 16 g (18%) Vitamin A: 30 IU (1%) Vitamin C: 3 mg (4%) Calcium: 40 mg (4%) Iron: 1 mg (6%)

Originally published November 2015. Updated September 2019 with new writing, some new photos, brand new video and most importantly, new Life of Dozer section added!

I believe you can make great food with everyday ingredients even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!This easy ground pork stir fry is my favorite way to use ground pork! It comes together super fast (25 minutes) because ground meat cooks so quickly, and it has hundreds of glowing reviews on Pinterest!

Pound Of Ground, Beef, Chicken, Pork, Turkey

This delicious, flavorful, and super easy ground pork stir fry is sure to become an instant favorite at your dinner table! There aren't a lot of ground pork recipes on the Internet, but I love using it as my protein base, especially in stir-fries like this.

And after you've made this recipe, and decided you love ground pork, check out my list below of some of the BEST ground pork recipes, like this amazing ground pork soup with vegetables!

This post was originally published in October of 2015. It has recently been updated (March 2022) for clarity, but the recipe and most images are the same. Thank you for all of your support over the years!

Healthy Ground Meat Recipes (beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken & More)

After you've made GROUND PORK STIR FRY, here are some of the other BEST ground pork recipes I've made and loved over the years!

When I first developed and posted this recipe back in 2015, there were very few ground pork recipes on the Internet. I recently updated this in 2022, and in the last 5+ years, ground pork has become a very popular meat option! Lucky for us, that means there are tons of recipes to make with ground pork!

In fact, there are even several ground pork stir-fries now! Ground pork is more popular in other cuisines - especially throughout Asia where we often had it in Japanese and Vietnamese dishes.

Dad's Pork And Beef Meat Loaf

I swear, though, this is the absolute first ground pork stir fry recipe online - really! I hunted for ground pork stir fries and other ground meat recipes back in 2015 when ground pork was the most affordable meat option when we lived in Japan and did not have a lot of luck. So, rest assured, you're hanging with the OG here. 😉

In Japan they sell mixed ground meat - pork and beef - and that's often what I have used for this recipe because it's so good! If you can manage to get a combination of ground meats, I highly recommend you do so, then just mix it together before starting this recipe.

Ground pork is super easy to work with, but here's my favorite method: Place the ground pork into a hot skillet or wok, with or without oil. Let cook over relatively high heat for about 3-5 minutes, or until it is starting to get brown and slightly crisp on the bottom.

Easy Ground Pork Stir Fry

This is how we build flavor! This Maillard reaction provides additional flavor. As you can see in the picture above, the pork will start to brown on the bottom, and you can check it to make sure it is easy to remove and starting to crisp up before you flip it.

After flipping, you can let it brown on the other side, or start to break it up right away, depending on your preference and your timeline. As long as you brown the first side, you'll get plenty of flavor.

Pork is fatty - and that's one of the reasons why so many of us love it! If you've got poor quality pork, or you just aren't interested in the fat, you can definitely cook the pork and strain off some of the fat before adding the sauce and vegetables.

Pork And Beef Stovetop Chili

Be sure to drain it into a paper-towel lined bowl or some other vessel instead of dumping it directly into the trash. Please do not pour it down the drain!

You can also get grease bags, or use a grease saver or an old jar to save grease in the fridge. When it's full - use it for cooking or just toss it!

It's so easy! I love regular ginger pork stir-fry dishes (like shogayaki) as much as the next ginger-lover, but I've always struggled to find that perfect balance where the pork is cooked all the way, but still tender. Meat was also really expensive in Japan, so I got very used to using more affordable ground meats.

Ground Hawaiian Beef

I grew up without ever measuring water for cooking rice. (Honestly, we didn't use measuring cups or timers at all unless we were baking, and even then it was done very imperfectly - it was a big transition to start a blog where I have to measure everything perfectly!)

If using a different kind of rice, I do recommend reading the instructions for cooking times, but you can still use my tip for getting the right amount of water!

The width of your pot will influence the speed of absorption and evaporation, so different pots will require slightly different amounts of water. I find that the range for short grain brown rice is usually between 1 ½ cups and 2 cups of water.

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If you're not confident in this method, I recommend measuring out the water, then using your fingers to watch