• Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Pork Stir-Fry

  Filed under Cookbook of the Month, Main Dishes - Pork
  Oct 19
  
  Do you ever do or say something, and then look back a day or two later and have to laugh at yourself? That is what I’m doing right now. Last Thursday, I posted about how I have a million recipes to blog about, and how I don’t know if I’ll ever catch up. Then what do I do?? I don’t post for 3 days. Maybe that’s why I can’t keep up!

  The truth of the matter is that I usually post my Cookbook of the Month recipes on Fridays, I hadn’t made the recipe yet. I had intended to all week, but things just didn’t work out. Then I was going to make it for dinner on Friday night, then just post about it later that night, but I got home after 5 from an exhausting day and from spending too long in traffic, so I just didn’t have the energy to cook dinner. Or even blog for that matter. So here it is – Monday – and I’m posting what should have been on Friday. And now you all get 2 Cookbook of the Month recipes this week!

  This recipe originally caught my eye because it was a stir fry that was not served over rice, which is different than what I usually have. Plus, I had some rice noodles left over in my cupboard from another dish, so I thought this would be a perfect way to use them up. This was a delicious, easy and fast dinner – the 3 things I usually look for! Once you have everything prepped, this goes together super fast. Just make sure and prep everything first, as the cooking time really is quick. Another hint – read the package on how to prepare your rice noodles. Mine had to soak for 30 minutes, while in the original recipe, it said to soak them for 5 minutes. Needless to say, once I found out mine had to soak longer, dinner was a little bit delayed. But it all worked our for a delicious dinner!

  Recipe rating: 4.25 out of 5

  Pork Stir-Fry
  adapted from Family Circle All Time Favorite Recipes
  Serves 6
  1/2 cup soy sauce
  1/2 cup chicken broth
  2 teaspoons dark Asian sesame oil
  3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  2 teaspoons sugar
  2 teaspoons cornstarch
  1 pound pork roast, cut into 2 x 1/2 x 1/4-inch strips
  1 bag (8 ounces) rice noodles
  2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
  1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
  1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
  3 cups thinly sliced cabbage (about 1/4 head cabbage)
  1 sweet pepper, red or yellow, cored, seeded and cut into small strips

  Stir together soy sauce, broth, sesame oil, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl. Pour 1/4 cup of the marinade into a medium-size bowl; stir in cornstarch. Add pork; toss to coat. Set aside to marinade 20 minutes. Reserve remaining marinade in the small bowl.

  Prepare rice noodles according to package directions. Drain.

  Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add marinated pork; cook, stirring constantly, until pork is no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove pork to a bowl. Wipe any residue from wok. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in wok. Add green onion, garlic and ginger; cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes. Add cabbage and pepper strips; cook 1 minute. Return pork to wok. Pour in reserved marinade. Add noodles; toss to combine and heat through.

  

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  5 Comments

5 Responses to “Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Pork Stir-Fry”

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   Grace said on October 19th, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   excellent place to put those rice noodles, deborah! this has everything i want in a stir-fry, namely PIG.

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   easy recipes said on October 19th, 2009 at 10:12 pm

   This recipe look great. Can I try making it with chicken?

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   Maria said on October 19th, 2009 at 11:36 pm

   We love making stir fry. Great one you have here!

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   kat said on October 20th, 2009 at 2:13 pm

   Stir fry with noodles is a nice change

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   Abby said on October 21st, 2009 at 12:34 am

   I love noodles of any kind so this would be a hit in my house!

   (I'm going to skip posting on the giveaway because the last thing I need is another cookbook! But everything you made from it looks great.)

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