Stir-fried Arrowhead with Pork
Stir-fried Arrowhead with Pork is a classic Cantonese home-style dish featuring sliced arrowhead tubers stir-fried with tender pork and aromatics like garlic and ginger. The dish highlights the unique, slightly crunchy texture of the arrowhead, a seasonal aquatic vegetable, balanced by savory pork. It is a popular winter comfort food in Southern China, especially during the Lunar New Year period.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dish is moderately high in carbohydrates from the starchy arrowhead tubers, with a good balance of protein from the pork and minimal fat if lean cuts are used. It provides a solid source of dietary fiber, potassium, and B vitamins, with a typical serving containing roughly 250-300 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 275 kcal |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Carbs | 30 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 480 mg |
| Potassium | 420 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 5.2 mg |
| Phosphorus | 180 mg |
| Manganese | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin C | 8 mg |
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Magnesium | 35 mg |
Per 1 cup (220 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Arrowhead (also called 'corm' or 'bulb') is a fascinating aquatic vegetable that grows in muddy waters and has a texture somewhere between a potato and a water chestnut. Nutritionally, it's valued in traditional Chinese medicine for its supposed cooling properties and is a good source of antioxidants.
