Pork Belly with Peppers and Wood Ear Mushrooms

Pork belly stir-fry with yellow bell pepper and wood ears

5 from 3 votes

Pork Belly with Peppers and Wood Ear Mushrooms

This is an incredibly easy yet satisfying recipe, with just 5 INGREDIENTS! The 2 hour prep time reflects the time it takes to soak the mushrooms. Actual active prep is more like 5 minutes. Whoopee!!

Prep Time2

Cook Time20

Total Time2 20

Course: Pork

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 537kcal

Author: Sarah

Ingredients

1 pound lean pork belly (cut into half-inch slices)
1 cup dried wood ear mushrooms (soaked in cold water for 2 hours and chopped roughly)
1 bell pepper (cut into chunks)
3 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce (or low sodium soy sauce)
¼ cup water

Instructions

Sear pork in a dry wok over medium high heat until golden brown on all sides.
Then add the bell pepper and stir-fry for a couple minutes. Add the soy sauce and mushrooms. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes to marry all the flavors.
Add ¼ cup water, cover, and simmer for 5-10 minutes over medium heat. Stir one last time and serve!

Nutrition

Pork Belly with Peppers and Wood Ear Mushrooms by The Woks of Life. Recipe URL: https://body-goals.fit/pork-belly-with-bell-peppers-and-wood-ear-mushrooms/%3C/em%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-31992":{"type":"food","name":"Pork Belly with Peppers and Wood Ear Mushrooms","slug":"wprm-pork-belly-with-peppers-and-wood-ear-mushrooms","image_url":"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/pork-wood-ear-pepper.jpg","rating":{"count":3,"total":15,"average":5,"type":{"comment":3,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","name":"lean pork belly","notes":"(cut into half-inch slices)","id":987,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","timestamp":1774160389000},"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","unitParsed":"pound"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"dried wood ear mushrooms","notes":"(soaked in cold water for 2 hours and chopped roughly)","id":440,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774160389000},"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"bell pepper","notes":"(cut into chunks)","id":1890,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"","timestamp":1774160389000},"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"3 1\/2","unit":"tablespoons","name":"soy sauce","notes":"(or low sodium soy sauce)","id":265,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"3 1\/2","unit":"tablespoons","timestamp":1774160389000},"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3 1\/2","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"\u00bc","unit":"cup","name":"water","notes":"","id":332,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"\u00bc","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774160389000},"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"\u00bc","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}}],"originalServings":"4","originalServingsParsed":4,"currentServings":"4","currentServingsParsed":4,"currentServingsFormatted":"4","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}