Weeknight dinners are good opportunities for a an easy Stir Fry. I have a couple of good Wok pans that I use but regular frying pans work as well. Simple 30 minute meal.
Pork Stir Fry With Green Onion
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork loin or boneless pork chops
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 4 Tbsp peanut or canola oil
- 5 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 4 Tbsp chopped ginger Split
- 8-12 medium scallions sliced diagonally into 1 to 2-inch pieces, green and white parts included
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil optional
- Other stir fry vegetables as desired
- optionally add cashews
- Cooked rice to serve
Instructions
Prepare Pork
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Pork chops tend to come in thicknesses either around 1/2 inch thick or an inch thick. If you are working with a thick boneless pork chop, start by slicing it into two thin layers, horizontally. If starting with pork loin, cut slices 1/2 inch thick.
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Put the slices under some plastic wrap or wax paper and pound them thin with a rubber mallet, meat mallet or even an empty wine bottle. This will help tenderize the meat. The slices should be about 1/4 inch thick.
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Cut the pork across the grain into thin strips, about 1 1/2 inches long.
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Season pork with Salt and Pepper
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Put the soy sauce, sugar, and cornstarch and 1/2 of the ginger into a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the pork strips to the bowl with the marinade and toss to coat completely. Set aside for at least 10 minutes.
Stir Fry
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Heat the peanut oil in a wok or large sauté pan on high heat. When the oil is hot (shimmering but not smoking) add the garlic slices and remaining ginger and stir-fry until they begin to turn brown at the edges, about 30 seconds.
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Add the pork strips and stir-fry until the pork changes color, about 90 seconds, stirring constantly.
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Add in green onions and sesame oil: and other vegetables as desired and cook until vegetables are ready.
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Serve immediately. Serve alone (paleo and low carb), or with rice.
Recipe Notes
PREP TIME
20 mins
COOK TIME
5 mins
TOTAL TIME
25 mins
SERVINGS
4 servings
You can substitute the green onions with Chinese chives (much thicker than regular chives), if available.
If you want to spice this up a bit, add some chili pepper flakes to the hot oil with the garlic, and/or add some minced fresh ginger with the pork.
