Sunday, February 12, 2012

Pork, Carrot and Sweet Potato stir-fry in Ginger Glaze

This is a recipe that I wanted to try after making the Pork and Cabbage with Ginger Sauce. Completely untested. It could be awful.

Results
This was a very filling meal, with a few problems that would need to be addressed before I would cook it again. A future version would have:

  • More Green. Maybe serving the recipe over a bed of lettuce would be nice?
  • The sauce would be less salty. I'd reduce the Soy Sauce to 2 Tablespoons. I'd probably add more ginger, too.
  • I'd cook the carrots longer. I like my carrots soft and these were still too crunchy. Next time around I'd add them at the same time I added the sweet potatoes.

Ingredients

Prep DayDay Of
  • Carrots, 2
  • Salt, 1/4 teaspoon
  • Sugar, 2 Tablespoons
  • Water, 1/4 Cup
  • Ginger, Fresh, 1 Tablespoon
  • Chicken Broth, 1/2 Cup
  • Soy Sauce, 1/4 Cup
  • Sherry, 2 Tablespoons
  • Sesame Oil, 1 teaspoon
  • Pork, 1 medallion
  • Sweet Potatoes, 2
  • Corn Starch, 2 teaspoons
  • Cooking Spray






Preparation
Prep DayMorning Of
  • Carrots, 2, cut into matchsticks.
  • Brine, combine:
    • Sugar, 1 T
    • Salt, 1/4 t
    • Water, 1/4 Cup
  • Ginger Sauce, combine:
    • Sugar, 1 T
    • Ginger, Fresh, 1 T
    • Chicken Broth, 1/2 Cup
    • Soy Sauce, 1/4 Cup
    • Sherry, 2 T
    • Sesame Oil, 1 t
  • Pork, 1 medallion. Place in Brine, then place brine and pork in the refrigerator to defrost.

Cooking
  • Sweet Potatoes, 2, cut into small cubes and set aside.
  • Pork, cut into matchsticks.
  • Cook pork until brown on all sides, but not fully cooked, remove from heat.
  • With burner off, spray cooking spray into pan.
  • Turn on heat, add sweet potatoes to pan. Cook until mostly done.
  • Add carrots.
  • Corn Starch, 2 t, whisk into ginger sauce.
  • Add ginger sauce to pan.
  • Add Pork and all juices.
  • Cook until Pork is cooked thoroughly.

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