Stir-Fried Pork with Asparagus

Name: Stir-Fried Pork with Asparagus
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ cup sliced scallion; ½ cup chicken stock, preferably homemade, or water; ½ cup chicken stock, preferably homemade, or water; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 pound boneless pork, preferably shoulder or tenderloin, thinly sliced or cut into ½-inch chunks; 2 cups trimmed pencil-thin asparagus, cut into 1-inch-long pieces; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil, optional; 1 pound boneless pork, preferably shoulder or tenderloin, thinly sliced or cut into ½-inch chunks; 1 pound boneless pork, preferably shoulder or tenderloin, thinly sliced or cut into ½-inch chunks; 3 or 4 small dried red chiles, optional; 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

If you like a really strong garlic flavor, reserve half of the garlic and stir it in at the end of the cooking, along with the optional sesame oil. Serve with rice.

Other cuts of meat you can use here: beef, preferably sirloin; lamb, preferably from the shoulder or leg; boneless chicken; shrimp (which will cook more quickly).

Ingredients

2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
3 or 4 small dried red chiles, optional
1

Asia
China
Main course
Spring

Method

Have all the ingredients ready, including cooked white rice if you’re planning to serve it. Preheat a large skillet over high heat for about 2 minutes. Immediately add half the peanut oil, the chiles if you’re using them, and the pork, spreading it in one even layer. Cook, stirring only occasionally, until the pork browns, about 3 minutes. Transfer the pork to a bowl (di