Pork and Vege Stir Fry and Baby Bok Choy

Pork and Vege Stir Fry

Baby Bok Choy

Background:

Quick and healthy stir fry meal. From prep to plating, the meal takes roughly 1/2 hour.

Prep (Pork and Vege Stir Fry):

Part I

• 6-8 oz. of pork center loin thinly sliced
• 1 TS sugar
• 1 TB soy sauce
• 1/2 TS "5 spice powder"
• 1 TB rice wine
• 1 TS corn starch
• Combine ingredients (except chili)  and marinade for ~ minimum of 15 min. prior to cooking

Part II

• 2-3 dry chili pods
  
• 1 Potato - sliced into long 1/4" slices
• 1 carrot - sliced into thin slices
• 1 onion - halved then thinly sliced
• 2 sprigs of scallion chopped into 3" segments

Cooking (Pork and Vege Stir Fry):

• Heat ~ 1 TB oil in large wok or pan to "medium high"
• Sear the pork slices in pan ~ 1/2 min on each side or until just cooked through
• Remove from pan and set aside
• Add chili pods, potatoes and carrots to the pan and stir fry until cooked through but "al dente"
• Add onions and scallions and stir fry until onion is translucent
• Add ~ 1 TS salt to vegetables and stir fry for additional ~ 1 min
• Add the pork back into the pan and stir fry for ~ 1 min until heated through
• If the pan is dry and sticky due to the corn starch, add ~1/4 cup of water to pan to dissolve caramelized bits and create a light "sauce"

Prep (Baby Bok Choy):

• Cut off bottoms of the bok choy ~ 1/2" from base
• Peel off leaves and wash thoroughly to get rid of residual sand

Cooking (Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry):

• Add 1 TB oil to pan and turn heat on high
• Add Bok Choy to pan and stir fry until softened
• Add 1 TS salt
• Remove from pan and serve