Tasty Tools: Asian Pork Stir Fry

It’s that time again to highlight another kitchen utensil in the monthly Tasty Tools blog event hosted by Joelen. This month’s tool is the whisk. Everyone has these in their kitchen and I for one never think twice about pulling one out to beat some eggs or pancake batter. But it’s a handy little tool. I particularly love the one I used tonight to mix up the sauce for my asian pork stir fry. It’s the mini whisk from Pampered Chef. It’s the perfect little tool for beating just an egg or two and whisking together ingredients for a salad dressing or marinade.

I make my chicken stir fry pretty much the same way I made this. We had chicken last night so I thought using some pork chops in this stir fry would be great. It was a very easy and delicious dinner.

Asian Pork Stir Fry

3-4 1″ thick center cut, boneless pork chops (or pork loin), cut into 1″ pieces

3 large carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally into strips

1/2 a large onion, diced

1 cup broccoli florets, fresh or frozen

1/4 cup lite soy sauce

2 Tbsp honey

1-2 cloves minced or pressed garlic

2 Tbsp olive oil

Begin by combining the soy sauce, honey, and garlic in a small bowl. Whisk to incorporate the honey into the soy sauce. Set aside. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil to a skillet and heat over medium heat. Add the pork to the skillet and cook about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the onion and carrots to the pan. Cook covered (to steam the vegetables) about 5 minutes. Add the pork back to the pan to finish cooking along with the soy sauce mixture. Add the broccoli the last 5-6 min and cook covered. Serve over rice.

My recipe for stir fry

Chicken stir fry has become one of my favorite things to make. It’s easy and you can use any type of veggies you like. Just a few simple ingredients make this a quick and tasty dinner.

Chicken Stir Fry

2 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
1 cup baby carrots, sliced diagonally
1-1/2-2 cups frozen broccoli florets
1/2 cup honey
1/4-1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Begin by sauteing the chicken in a little olive oil with salt and pepper until chicken is almost done. Add chopped onions and garlic. Add carrots and broccoli. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, and garlic powder. (You can add more or less. I just taste it to see what needs to be added.) Pour mixture over ingredients in pan and cover with a lid. Simmer for about 8-10 min over medium heat. Add more salt and pepper if needed. Serve over white or brown rice.

*Other things that you could add are baby corn, snow peas, frozen peas, water chestnuts, sesame seeds.