Fresh is always best. Why fret about delivery times or bother worrying that your Asian-inspired favorites will arrive cold, when you can have this Crispy Pork Stir Fry flying hot out of your kitchen in no time? Kick those little white boxes to the curb with freshly made white rice, crispy, succulent pork, and a tender and sweet snow pea veggie mixture that is superbly seasoned just how you want it. Crispy Pork Stir Fry saves you time and stress… after all, no need to wait around wondering when your food is going to arrive with this meal in the queue!
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 pound pork, such as tenderloin or pork chops, thinly sliced and cut into 1/4-inch strips
- kosher salt, to taste
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 anchovy fillet, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
- 1/2 pound snow peas, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 3 green onions, optional, chopped, for garnish
- sesame seeds, optional, to taste, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –In a medium pot, cook the rice according to the package instructions. Set the rice aside and keep it warm.
Step 2 –On a large platter lined with some paper towels, add the pork strips and pat them dry.
Step 3 –Transfer the pork strips to a medium bowl.
Step 4 –Add the salt and the cornstarch to the pork strips and toss until coated.
Step 5 –In the container of a mini food processor or blender, add the garlic, the anchovy, the ginger, the brown sugar, the soy sauce, and the black pepper and pulse until blended.
Step 6 –In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 teaspoon of the canola oil.
Step 7 –Add the snow peas and the red bell pepper to the heated oil and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.
Step 8 –Transfer the cooked vegetable mixture to a clean plate and cover to keep it warm.
Step 9 –Increase the stovetop heat to high.
Step 10 –In the same skillet, heat the remaining canola oil until it is almost smoking.
Step 11 –Add the coated pork strips to the very hot oil and cook until crispy and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
Step 12 –Reduce the heat to medium.
Step 13 –Add the vegetable mixture and 1/2 of the garlic sauce mixture to the crispy pork slices and cook, while stirring quickly, coating the pork slices and the vegetable mixture, but taking care not to burn the mixture due to the sugar in the garlic sauce mixture.
Step 14 –Add the remaining garlic mixture to the pork mixture and cook until the sauce reaches your desired thickness.
Step 15 –Serve with the warm rice, garnished with the green onions and the sesame seeds.
