Pork Stir Fry with Asparagus

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    8 mins

  • Total Time

    28 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Calories

    310 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Chinese

Pork Stir Fry with Asparagus

This is a really easy, very basic Chinese style stir fry. If you remember the basic method, you can stir fry any lean, boneless meat along with any seasonal vegetable. The marinade, the Chinese "trinity" of garlic, ginger and green onions and the sesame oil never change. If you don't like chiles, leave them out. Note this is not a "saucy" Chinese stir fry. If you want a saucier dish, double the marinade.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 pound pork loin sliced into thin strips, or wild pig loin
  • 3 teaspoons corn starch or potato starch
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons peanut oil lard or vegetable oil
  • 3 garlic sliced thin, large cloves
  • 1 dried hot chile crumbled, to 3 small
  • ginger peeled and minced, a 1-inch piece
  • 3 green onion sliced on the diagonal into bite-sized pieces, to 5
  • 1 pound asparagus sliced on the diagonal into bite-sized pieces
  • sesame oil to garnish

Instructions

  1. Slice the pork into slivers and mix it well with the marinade: The starch, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, salt, sugar and sesame oil. Let this marinate on the counter while you cut all the vegetables, or abou 20 minutes or so.
  2. Heat a wok or large saute pan over high heat on your hottest burner for a minute or two. Add the peanut oil or lard and swirl it around. When it starts to smoke, add the minced garlic and ginger, as well as the crushed chiles. Stir fry this for 30 seconds.
  3. Add the pork and any marinade in the bowl and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes, until the pork or wild pig turns opaque. Add the asparagus and green onions and stir fry 2 minutes, or until you begin to see some liquid start to form in the bottom of the wok. Don't cook for more than another 3 minutes or the pork will be overcooked. Turn off the heat and drizzle the sesame oil over everything. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 310kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 29g (58%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 71mg (24%) Sodium 519mg (22%) Potassium 702mg (15%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 980IU (20%) Vitamin C 9mg (10%) Calcium 43mg (4%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 310 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 310kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 29g 58%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 71mg 24%
Sodium 519mg 22%
Potassium 702mg 15%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 980IU 20%
Vitamin C 9mg 10%
Calcium 43mg 4%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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