easy and delicious stir-fry
I bought a bunch of vegetables at the local farmers' market and was looking for a way to use them. My husband suggested stir-fry, but I have not been happy with any way and we has not happy with his old ways of preparing it, so... I started searching online for various recipes and that was either stir-fry or stir-fry sauce. I got several ideas from different recipes. My family really enjoyed this dish, even the ones that do not enjoy this type of dish or the vegetables that were included.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Forget about take-out and make your own stir-fry with fresh veggies from your garden. This stir-fry recipe is so simple and tasty. The sauce is slightly thick, tangy and sweet, and goes great with the pork. It also perfectly compliments the zucchini, summer squash, and carrots. The hint of ginger is just enough to give the dish an Asian flair without being overpowering. We served ours over steamed jasmine rice and it was fabulous.
Ingredients
- STIR-FRY SAUCE
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- MEAT
- 1 pound pork stew meat
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- pinch ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 small onion, diced
- VEGETABLES
- 3 small zucchini
- 3 small summer squash
- 4-5 small carrots
- 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- - white rice or noodles as desired
How To Make easy and delicious stir-fry
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Step 1Prepare rice or noodles if desired. -
Step 2Mix sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl or jar. Stir with wire whisk or shake to stir.
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Step 3In a Ziploc bag, place the pork, diced onions, corn starch, ginger, salt, and pepper. Seal and shake the bag to coat the pork. Making sure that the onion is chopped into the size you desire to eat.
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Step 4Slice vegetables to desired thickness. I prefer to hand slice them and make them pretty thin. You can use any combination of vegetables, as long as you have three to four cups sliced.
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Step 5Heat 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a large skillet or wok. Stir meat in and continue to cook for approximately four minutes until meat is almost done. Remove meat from skillet and set aside.
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Step 6Add 2 more tablespoons of canola oil and bring up to heat. Add vegetables to skillet, stir fry for 3 to four minutes until vegetables are just under your desired tenderness.
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Step 7Add meat back to the skillet. Stir to make sure meat and vegetables are mixed together.
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Step 8Give your sauce another good stir or shake because corn starch settles quite rapidly. Pour just enough sauce into the skillet to almost cover your mixture.
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Step 9Cook your dish on high heat for one to two minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. At this point, I still wanted my vegetables to be a little more tender, so I covered my skillet, turned to low, and simmered for 15-20 minutes.
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