This Pork Stir Fry is full of flavor from garlic, ginger, sesame, and honey and loaded with tasty vegetables like onion, broccoli, red bell pepper, and carrots. Serve over white rice, brown rice, lo mein noodles, udon noodles, or rice noodles. For a low-carb dish, serve over cauliflower rice or zoodles.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
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- Beef broth: low-sodium is best; chicken broth can be substituted
- Soy sauce: preferably low-sodium
- Ginger: freshly grated ginger or ginger paste
- Mirin: It is sweet rice wine. It can be challenging to find, but if you can, it is delicious and adds flavor with a touch of sweetness to many Asian recipes.
- Pork: I use pork tenderloin. It is relatively inexpensive, and it always cooks up tenderly in stir fry.
How to make Pork Stir Fry
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First, in a medium bowl, whisk together the beef broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, minced garlic, grated ginger, mirin if using crushed red pepper, and cornstarch. Set the bowl aside for a bit.
Heat a little vegetable oil in a large pan or wok over medium heat. Add the pork and cook until seared and browned on the bottom. Flip and cook until browned on the other side. Plate the pork and cover it to keep it warm. Work in batches so as not to crowd the pan. Add more oil if needed.
Heat a little more vegetable oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, broccoli, and red bell pepper. Stir fry for about 2 minutes, then add the carrots and continue cooking and stirring for another 1-2 minutes or until everything is crisp-tender.
Plate the vegetables, but do not cover them. Whisk the sauce set aside and add it to the skillet over medium-low heat. Cook while whisking frequently until thickened. Add the pork and veggies back to the skillet and toss to warm. Garnish with sliced green onions.
Preparation Tips and Storage
- Stir fry recipes move fast. Have what you need cut and ready to go and close to your stovetop.
- Cook the pork in a single layer to sear against the skillet.
- Vegetables should be dry so they stir fry, not steam. Don’t overcook the veggies. Cook just until crisp-tender.
- This recipe also works well with boneless pork chops, chicken, steak, ground beef, and ground pork.
- Add other veggies like bok choy, mushrooms, bean sprouts, zucchini, snap peas, baby corn, water chestnuts, or bamboo shoots.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at reduced power.
Serving Suggestions
- Appetizers – crab rangoon, potstickers, gyoza, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, egg rolls
- Soup – hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, wonton soup, miso soup, Chinese noodle soup
- Starch – white rice, brown rice, udon noodles, rice noodles, lo mein noodles, glass noodles
- Low-carb options – cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles
More Pork Recipes
Pork Stir Fry
Ingredients
Stir Fry Sauce
- ¼ cup low-sodium beef broth
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger or ginger paste
- 1-2 tablespoon mirin optional
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Pork Stir Fry
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 ¼ lb. pork tenderloin sliced into very thin strips
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 2 cups broccoli florets cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 red bell pepper sliced julienne
- 2 medium carrots peeled and cut into matchsticks
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the beef broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, minced garlic, grated ginger, mirin if using, red pepper, and cornstarch. Set the bowl aside for a bit.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the pork and cook until seared and browned on the bottom. Flip and cook until browned on the other side. Plate the pork and cover it to keep it warm. Work in batches so as not to crowd the pan. Add more oil if needed.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, broccoli, and red bell pepper. Stir fry for about 2 minutes, then add the carrots and continue cooking and stirring for another 1-2 minutes or until everything is crisp-tender. Plate the vegetables but do not cover them.
- Whisk the sauce that was set aside and add it to the skillet over medium-low heat. Cook while whisking frequently until thickened. Add the pork and veggies back to the skillet and toss to warm. Garnish with sliced green onions.
Notes
- Stir fry recipes move fast. Have what you need cut and ready to go and close to your stovetop.
- Cook the pork in a single layer to sear against the skillet.
- Vegetables should be dry so they stir fry, not steam. Don’t overcook the veggies. Cook just until crisp-tender.
- This recipe also works well with boneless pork chops, chicken, steak, ground beef, and ground pork.
- Add other veggies like bok choy, mushrooms, bean sprouts, zucchini, snap peas, baby corn, water chestnuts, or bamboo shoots.
Nutrition
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Nyxie
Beautiful! And with the chilies and spring onion (as we call it) – that sounds like it would taste wonderful. Pork isn’t something we eat very often because we find it can be hit or miss depending on how you cook it, but it’s great in stir fry!
Richard
Great stir fry recipe! It was easy to make and so flavorful. I served it with your dumpling recipe and the meal was delicious.
Debbie
I love a good stir fry dinner and this pork stir fry recipe was amazing. The instructions are so easy to follow and it is so tasty! I am going to make it again next week and invite my sister for dinner.
Stephanie
I have a pork tenderloin in the freezer that I have been trying to decide what to do with it. This looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it! I love stir frys as they are a great way to get some extra veggies in that I wouldn’t normally eat otherwise.
Mandy Carter
Love the flavors in this stir fry! ginger and garlic reaally change up my usual stir fry recipe . Definitely a winning recipe!
Catalina
This is a great stir-fry recipe. I will make it again and again. It is just the right balance of flavor and texture.
Sandra
This was a huge win at my house!! So quick and easy to make!
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert
Looks incredibly delicious! Can’t wait to make this!
Ali
This pork stir fry is delicious, healthy and so filling! Great family weeknight meal!
TAYLER ROSS
We had this stir fry for dinner over the weekend and it was delicious! I used veggies that I already had in my fridge!
Beth Pierce
It is a great way to use up all those vegetables!