Pork and Cabbage w/ Ginger Sauce

Adapted From: The America's Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook, p. 330.

Results

I can't say that this recipe turned out as good as I remember it and for me it might have been an issue with the cabbage being too firm. Part of the problem might be that I neglected to wash the cabbage before cooking, which I should remember to do in the future.

The carrots in ginger sauce were awfully good, though. I'm tempted to try a recipe of carrots, sweet potatoes and this ginger sauce, as that may be quite tasty.

Weekend Preparation
Ingredients for Prep Day

• Pork Marinade
• Sesame Oil, 2 Tablespoons
• Soy Sauce, 2 teaspoons
• Sherry, 2 teaspoons
• Stir-Fry
• Green Onions, 1 bunch
• Garlic, 2 cloves
• Ginger, 1 Tablespoon fresh
• Canola Oil, 4 teaspoons
• Carrots, 2
• Bell Pepper, 1
• Cabbage, 1 head
• Ginger Sauce
• Chicken broth, 1/2 Cup
• Soy Sauce, 1/4 Cup
• Sherry, 2 Tablespoons
• Sugar, 1 Tablespoon
• Sesame Oil, 1 teaspoon
• Ginger, 1 Tablespoon fresh

Ingredients for Cooking Day

• Pork, 1 medallion
• Cornstarch, 1 Tablespoon, for Marinade
• Cornstarch, 2 teaspoons, for Ginger Sauce
• Flour, 1 Tablespoon, for Marinade

Preparation

• Ginger Sauce
• Whisk Chicken Broth, Soy Sauce, Sherry, Sugar, Sesame Oil, Ginger together.
• Put in container and refrigerate.
• Pork Marinade
• Add Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Sherry together into a plastic bag.
• Refrigerate.
• Green Onion Mix
• Mince Green Onions
• Mince Garlic
• Combine 1 teaspoon oil, green onions and garlic in a container and refrigerate.
• Stir-Fry
• Peel carrots and cut into matchsticks.
• Cut the bell pepper into matchsticks.
• Shred cabbage into 1" wide pieces

Morning of Cooking

• Defrost the Pork by putting it in a plastic bag and the bag in a container of cold water, in the fridge.

Cooking

• Pork + Pork Marinade
• Slice pork into matchstick strips.
• Add Flour and Cornstarch to the marinade bag. Squish until mixed.
• Add pork to marinade bag. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
• Cook pork until lightly browned, not fully cooked. (2-4 minutes). Set aside in a bowl.
• Stir-fry
• Add 1 teaspoon oil to the wok, heat until shimmering.
• Add carrots, bell pepper, until barely tender, 3-4 minutes.
• Add cabbage and toss continuously, until slightly wilted, 2 minutes.
• Push food to the side and add Green Onion Mixture to center until fragrant, 15 seconds.
• Stir Green Onion Mixture into the vegetables.
• Return the pork, and run-off juices, to the wok.
• Ginger Sauce
• Whisk corn starch into the ginger sauce and add to Wok.
• Simmer, tossing constantly, until pork is cooked through, 1-2 minutes.